Nicholas Kazan
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Nicholas Kazan (Template:IPAc-en;[1] born September 15, 1945) is an American filmmaker.
Early life
Kazan was born in New York, the son of Greek-American director Elia Kazan and his first wife, playwright Molly Kazan (née Mary Day Thacher). 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
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.[2]
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.[3][4][5]
Personal life
Kazan graduated from Swarthmore College, with a major in English, in 1969.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1984, Kazan married screenwriter Robin Swicord. Their daughters are actresses Zoe Kazan and Maya Kazan.[6][7]
Filmography
- Frances (1982) (with Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren)
- At Close Range (1986)
- Patty Hearst (1988)[8]
- 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)
References
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- ↑ Dictionary.com – Kazan
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- ↑ 1991|Oscars.org
- ↑ Dances With Wolves Wins Adapted Screenplay: 1991 Oscars
- ↑ Reversal of Fortune|Golden Globes
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External links
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