Elia Kazan: a lifeThe noted stage and film director and novelist recounts his long, eventful life--from Turkish boyhood to American success--and his career, sharing his experiences with other other stage and screen notables |
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User Review - encephalical - LibraryThingI read this because Sol Stein mentioned it and The Arrangement multiple times in his Reference Book for Writers. Learned while reading this that Stein had edited The Arrangement, as well. The prose ... Read full review
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictNoted director Kazan has written a candid account of his amazing life. After years of struggle to be an actor, Kazan found his theatrical forte in directing. In the 1940s he was the toast of both ... Read full review
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