With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Elia Kazan
Theatre/Dance/Film
1909 – 2003
- Biography/Description of Work
Film director, producer, writer and actor, Kazan had a seasonal home in Newtown where the filmmaker and the playwright Arthur Miller discussed testimony on to the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee and Miller’s new play, The Crucible.
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elia_Kazan, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001415/, http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/elia-kazan/about-elia-kazan/642/, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAkazan.htm, http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/sep/29/guardianobituaries.film, http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/907893/Elia-Kazan, http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=15277, http://www.reelclassics.com/Directors/Kazan/kazan.htm, http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/elia_kazan/biography.php Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 1950-6-23, Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 1952-4-12, Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 1963-1-29, Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 1964-1-24, Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 1972-2-7, Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 1987-1-20, Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 1988-4-28, Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 1999-3-22, Elia Kazan Article - New York Times - 2010-10-31, Elia Kazan Obituary - New York Times - 2003-9-29
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