Elia Kazan A Biography

From The Late Forties Through The Sixties, Elia Kazan Was The Most Important And Influential Director In America, And The Only One Who Managed Simultaneously To Dominate Both Theater And Film. In That Role He Manifestly Shaped The Conception And Writing, As Well As The Presentation, Of Many Of The Periods Iconic Works, Reshaping The Values Of The Stage And Bringing A Realism And Intensity Of Performance To The Screen. His Various Achievements Include The Original Broadway Productions Of The Skin Of Our Teeth, All My Sons, And Death Of A Salesman And Such Hollywood Films As Gentlemans Agreement, Brandos Streetcar, And Splendor In The Grass.