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Kazan (other)
Kazan is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Kazan may also refer to: Places *Kazan, Ankara, former name of Kahramankazan, a suburb and a metropolitan district of Ankara, Turkey * Kazan River, a river in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada *Kazan Region, a physiographic province of Canada *Kazan Urban Okrug, a municipal formation into which the city of republic significance of Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia is incorporated * Great Kazan and Small Kazan gorges, part of the Iron Gates gorge of the Danube River * Old Kazan or İske Qazan, a historic town in modern-day Tatarstan *Kazan Wildland Park, a provincial park in Alberta, Canada *Kāsān, alternative name of the village of Kesar in Gilan Province, Iran * Kazan-retto, a Japanese island group aka the Volcano Islands Airports * Kazan International Airport, southeast of Kazan * Kazan-2 Airport, older airfield now in the northeastern part of the city * Kazan-Borisoglebskoye or Borisoglebskoye Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.6 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Kazan is the fifth-largest city in Russia, and the most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. Kazan became the capital of the Khanate of Kazan and was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, becoming a part of Russia. The city was seized and largely destroyed during Pugachev's Rebellion of 1773–1775, but was later rebuilt during the reign of Catherine the Great. In the following centuries, Kazan grew to become a major industrial, cultural and religious centre of Russia. In 1920, after the Russian SFSR became a part of the Soviet Union, Kazan became the capital of the Tat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Jason
Will Jason (1910–1970) was an American film and television director. He shot a number of short films for MGM during the early 1940s.Drew p.262 Selected filmography * ''The Soul of a Monster'' (1944) * ''Tahiti Nights'' (1944) * ''Eve Knew Her Apples'' (1945) * '' Ten Cents a Dance'' (1945) * ''Blonde Alibi'' (1946) * '' The Dark Horse'' (1946) * ''Idea Girl'' (1946) * ''Slightly Scandalous'' (1946) * ''Sarge Goes to College'' (1947) * ''Smart Politics'' (1948) * '' Music Man'' (1948) * ''Campus Sleuth'' (1948) * ''Rusty Leads the Way'' (1948) * ''Kazan'' (1949) * ''Everybody's Dancin''' (1950) * ''Disc Jockey'' (1951) * ''Chain of Circumstance'' (1951) * ''Thief of Damascus '' Thief of Damascus '' is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Will Jason and starring Paul Henreid. The film features a generous use of stock footage from such films as ''Joan of Arc''. The film, produced by Sam Katzman, was ...'' (1952) References Bibliography * Bernard A. Drew. ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Kazan
Nicholas Kazan (; born September 15, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film producer and film director, director. Early life Kazan was born in New York, the son of Greek Americans, 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. Career Kazan, a noted playwright, premiered his newest work, ''Mlle. God'' (2011), in Los Angeles with the Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA. Kazan's dark comedy re-invents Frank Wedekind's seminal "Lulu" character. He noted his inspiration came "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 In 1984, Kazan married screenwriter Robin Swic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Kazan
Molly Day Kazan (; Thacher; December 16, 1906 – December 14, 1963) was an American dramatist and the first wife of influential film director Elia Kazan. Biography Molly Day Thacher was born in South Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Emma Cecelia (née Erkenbrecher) and Alfred Beaumont Thacher, a lawyer. Her grandparents were Elizabeth (Day) and Thomas Anthony Thacher, a classicist and college administrator. Her uncle, Thomas Thacher, was a lawyer. Kazan graduated from Vassar College and attended the Yale Drama School for two years, where she met Elia Kazan. Molly was dating Elia's friend and roommate Alan Baxter at the time, until Molly left Baxter for Elia. Molly and Elia Kazan married in 1932. Molly Day Kazan was the head of the playwriting division of Actors Studio for several years before resigning in May 1962. In 1949, she wrote the book for a musical titled "Queen of Sheba". She wrote the play ''The Egghead'' in 1957, which ran for twenty-one performances on B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
