Nicholas Kazan

Nicholas Kazan is an American filmmaker.

Early life

Kazan was born in New York, the son of Greek-American director Elia Kazan and his first wife, playwright Molly Kazan. His father was an Anatolian Greek. Through his mother, Kazan is a descendant of classicist and college administrator Thomas Anthony Thacher, Yale president Jeremiah Day, and founding father Roger Sherman.

Career

Kazan, a noted playwright, premiered his play Mlle. God 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.
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.

Personal life

Kazan graduated from Swarthmore College, with a major in English, in 1969. In 1984, Kazan married screenwriter Robin Swicord. Their daughters are actresses Zoe Kazan and Maya Kazan.

Filmography

Frances
At Close Range
Patty Hearst
Reversal of Fortune
Mobsters
Dream Lover
Matilda
Homegrown
Fallen
Bicentennial Man
Enough
''The Whole Truth''