noun
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
• Syn: ↑Kazan, ↑Elia Kazanjoglous
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑director, ↑theater director, ↑theatre director
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(1909–2003) a US ↑director of films and plays, born in Turkey of Greek parents. He also wrote and produced films. He helped to start the ↑Actors' Studio in New York and directed plays there, including ↑A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) and ↑Death of a Salesman (1949). He won ↑Oscars for Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) and On the Waterfront (1954) and received a special Oscar in 1999. His other films include A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and ↑East of Eden (1955).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.