He was from the theatah, meaning he knew nothing about lighting, lenses, close-ups. All that was done for him by our ace cinematographer, Leon Shamroy, who actually asked Zanuck for a directing credit. He was turned down.
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Elia Kazan was a 20th-century American director. Elias Kazantzoglou, known as Elia Kazan, was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". Read more on Wikipedia →