Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1913/00/00 Elia Kazan, born Elias Kazantjoglou in the Ottoman Empire (now part of Turkey) passes through Ellis Island. Life Ellis Island Immigration Depot Statue of Liberty National Monument
1947/11/11 "Gentleman's Agreement" is released in New York City. Director Gentleman's Agreement
1949/09/29 "Pinky " is released. Director Pinky
1950/06/12 "Panic in the Streets" is released. Director Panic in the Streets
1951/09/18 "A Streetcar Named Desire" is released. Director A Streetcar Named Desire
1952/04/00 Under oath in front of the HUAC Committee, Elia Kazan initially refuses to provide names, but eventually names eight who he said had been Communists from the early 1930s. All the persons named were already known to HUAC. Defendant House Un-American Activities Hearings
1954/07/28 "On the Waterfront" is released. Director On the Waterfront
1955/00/00 Before starring as Maggie in Tennessee Williams's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Barbara Bel Geddes and Elia Kazan visit the Clark home. It was the house of Williams's best childhood friend, Phil Clark. Visitor Clark-Williams-Mayfield House Clarksdale
1957/05/28 "A Face in the Crowd" is released. Director A Face in the Crowd
1961/00/00 "Splendor in the Grass" is released. Director Splendor in the Grass

7 Creative Works by Elia Kazan »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Gentleman's Agreement Director Film 1947/11/11
  • AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies-10th Anniversary - 400 ballot choices, 2007
Pinky Director Film 1949/09/29
Panic in the Streets Director Film 1950/06/12
A Streetcar Named Desire Director Film 1951/09/18
  • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
  • AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies-10th Anniversary - 400 ballot choices, 2007
  • US National Film Registry
On the Waterfront Director Film 1954/07/28
  • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
  • AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies-10th Anniversary - 400 ballot choices, 2007
  • US National Film Registry
A Face in the Crowd Director Film 1957/05/28
  • AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies-10th Anniversary - 400 ballot choices, 2007
  • US National Film Registry
Splendor in the Grass Director Film 1961/00/00
  • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
  • AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies-10th Anniversary - 400 ballot choices, 2007

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