Nicholas Kazan

Nicholas Kazan
Born	1950 New York

Nicholas Kazan (born 1950) is an American writer, producer and director. He is the son of director Elia Kazan and his first wife, playwright Mary Day Thacher (Molly) Kazan. He married Robin Swicord, a writer, producer, actress, and director in 1984. His daughter is the actress Zoe Kazan.

Kazan, also a noted playwright, premiered his newest work, "Mlle. God" (2011), in Los Angeles with the "Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA". Kazan's "dark comedy" re-invents "Frank Wedekind"'s seminal “Lulu” character. He noted his inspiration came "most of all by "Louise Brooks"' luminous comic performance" of the character.^[1]

Filmography

• Enough (2002) - (Screenplay / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing)
• Bicentennial Man (1999) - (Screenplay / Released / Touchstone Pictures Home Video)
• Fallen (1998) - (Screenplay / Executive Producer/ Released / Warner Home Video)
• Homegrown (1998) - (Screenplay / Released / TriStar Pictures)
• Matilda (1996) - (Screenplay / Co-Producer/ Released / TriStar Pictures)
• Dream Lover (1994) - (Director / Screenplay/ Released / Gramercy Pictures)
• Mobsters (1991) - (Screenplay / Released / Universal Pictures)
• Reversal of Fortune (1990) - (Screenplay / Co-Producer/ Released / Warner Home Video) * nominated for an Oscar
• Patty Hearst (1988) - (Screenplay)
• At Close Range (1986) - (Screenplay / From Story/ Released / Orion Pictures)
• Frances (1982) - (Screenplay / Released / Universal Pictures)
• Showboat 1988 (1977) - (Screenplay / Released / Living Legend Productions)

Quotes

• "Some people think of me in terms of my father. A lot of people aren't aware of him. I never mention him. I'm me. If you want to deal with him, deal with him. After struggling as a writer in Berkeley for many years, sending out scripts where nothing would happen, I decided I was foolish not to use my family contacts. My father set up meetings ... Nothing came of them. I heaved a big sigh. I didn't want to be looking over my shoulder, trying to decide, if I got any success, whether I deserved it. Now I know that whatever's come to me, I've worked very hard and done it completely myself." --From a 1991 interview in Movieline.

References

1. ^ http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/MLLE_GOD_Inaugurates_Atwater_Village_Theatre_12836_20110104

External links

• Nicholas Kazan at the Internet Movie Database
• Nicholas Kazan at the Turner Classic Movies Database (TCMDb)

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Name	Kazan, Nicholas
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Date of birth	1950
Place of birth	New York
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