Caption: Elia Kazan circa 1960s
																																				
						Director, Writer, Producer
						Born: September 7, 1909
						Star sign: Virgo
						Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
						Known for: On the Waterfront (1954), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), East of Eden (1955), Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
						Source: IMDB
						Elia Kazan, known for his creative stage direction, was born "Elia Kazanjoglous" in Istanbul in 1909 to Greek parents. He directed such Broadway plays as "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". He directed the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and also films written for the screen. He was a proponent of the "method ...