Nicholas Kazan
Nicholas Kazan (born September 15, 1945) is an American filmmaker.
Nicholas Kazan
- Name
- Nicholas Kazan
- Born
- 15 September 1945
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, producer, director Nicholas Kazan (born September 15, 1945) is an American filmmaker.
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Millbrook School
- Languages
- English
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Nicholas Kazan (born September 15, 1945) is an American filmmaker.
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Nicholas Kazan (born 1945) is a film director, film producer and screenwriter, among other activities, of American nationality. The film director was born in New York City.
Nicholas Kazan was educated at Millbrook School. The film director is a member of Writers Guild of America West. Languages used include English.
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Key facts
• Name — Nicholas Kazan • Born — 15 September 1945 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Children — Zoe Kazan Maya Kazan • Parents — Elia Kazan Molly Kazan • Occupation — Screenwriter, producer, director Nicholas Kazan (born September 15, 1945) is an American filmmaker.
Early life
Early life
Kazan was born in New York, the son of Greek-American director Elia Kazan and his first wife, playwright Molly Kazan (née Thacher). His father was an Anatolian Greek. Through his mother, Kazan is a descendant of classicist and college administrator Thomas Anthony Thacher, Yale president Jeremiah Day, and founding father Roger Sherman.
Career
Career
Kazan, a noted playwright, premiered his play Mlle. God (2011) in Los Angeles with the Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA. A dark comedy, it reinvents Frank Wedekind's "Lulu" character. Kazan said he was inspired "most of all by Louise Brooks' luminous cosmic performance" of the character. Kazan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for his work on Reversal of Fortune.
Personal life
Personal life
Kazan graduated from Swarthmore College, with a major in English, in 1969. In 1984, Kazan married screenwriter Robin Swicord. Their daughters are actresses Zoe Kazan and Maya Kazan.
Filmography
Filmography
• Frances (1982) (with Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren) • At Close Range (1986) • Patty Hearst (1988) • Reversal of Fortune (1990) • Mobsters (1991) (with Michael Mahem) • Dream Lover (1993) (also Director) • Matilda (1996) (with Robin Swicord) • Homegrown (1998) (with Stephen Gyllenhaal) • Fallen (1998) • Bicentennial Man (1999) • Enough (2002) • The Whole Truth (2016)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His recorded language was English. He was the child of Elia Kazan and Molly Kazan. He married Robin Swicord. 2 children are recorded: Zoe Kazan and Maya Kazan.
Identity
Identity
Nicholas Kazan is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as screenwriter, film director, film producer and writer.
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- 1.Dictionary.com – Kazan
- 2.Sierra, Gabrielle. MLLE. GOD Inaugurates Atwater Village Theatre 1/28–3/6. Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. January 4, 2011.
- 3.The 63rd Academy Awards 1991. www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04.
- 4.Oscars. Dances With Wolves Wins Adapted Screenplay: 1991 Oscars. 2015-05-02.
- 5.Reversal of Fortune. Golden Globes.
- 6.Zoe Swicord Kazan - California Birth Index. FamilySearch.
- 7.Turan, Kenneth. Film Critic's Notebook: When an actor is also a friend. Los Angeles Times. March 28, 2010.
- 8.Ledingham, John. The 10 Best Paul Schrader Movies. Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists. 2021-02-11.
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