Kazan on Directing by Elia Kazan

Kazan on Directing by Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan was the twentieth century's most celebrated director of both stage and screen, and this monumental, revelatory book shows us the master at work. Kazan's list of Broadway and Hollywood successes--A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, On the Waterfront, to name a few--is a testament to his profound impact on the art of directing. This remarkable book, drawn from his notebooks, letters, interviews, and autobiography, reveals Kazan's method: how he uncovered the spine, or core, of each script; how he analyzed each piece in terms of his own experience; and how he determined the specifics of his production. And in the final section, The Pleasures of Directing--written during Kazan's final years--he becomes a wise old pro offering advice and insight for budding artists, writers, actors, and directors.

Elia Kazan was born in 1909 in Istanbul. He graduated from Williams College and attended the Yale School of Drama before joining the Group Theatre. He was the founder of the Actors Studio, and he won three Tony Awards for direction (for All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and J.B.) and two Academy Awards (for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront), as well as an honorary Oscar in 1999 for lifetime achievement. He died in September 2003.
Robert Cornfield worked with Joshua Logan on Logan's autobiography, Josh, and edited The Dance Writings of Edwin Denby; his reviews and articles have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Observer.

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ISBN 13	9780307277046
ISBN 10	0307277046
Title	Kazan on Directing
Author	Elia Kazan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2010-01-12
Number of pages	368
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