Nicholas Kazan
American screenwriter
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Nicholas Kazan (/ˈkəˈzæn/;[1] born September 15, 1945) is an American filmmaker.
Maya Kazan
Nicholas Kazan | |
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| Born | September 15, 1945 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, producer, director |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Zoe Kazan Maya Kazan |
| Parent(s) | Elia Kazan Molly Kazan |
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
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.[citation needed] 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)
