Nicholas Kazan | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | September 15, 1945
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, director |
Spouse | |
Children |
Zoe Kazan Maya Kazan |
Parent(s) |
Elia Kazan Molly Kazan |
Nicholas Kazan ( /ˈkəˈzæn/; [1] born September 15, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director.
Kazan was born in New York, the son of Greek-American director Elia Kazan and his first wife, playwright Molly Kazan (née Mary Day Thacher). Through his mother, Kazan is a descendant of classicist and college administrator Thomas Anthony Thacher, Yale president Jeremiah Day, and founding father Roger Sherman.
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]
In 1984, Kazan married screenwriter Robin Swicord. Their daughters are actresses Zoe Kazan and Maya Kazan.