Elia Kazan and his Istanbul cousin Stellio

[Brief excerpts from Elia Kazan's autobiography "A LIFE" (Knopf, 1988)]

Part I : THE TERROR



Part II : THE FRIENDSHIP



Part III : THE ESCAPE

"I am a Turk by birth, Greek by name, and American because my uncle made a trip"

[Opening statement in Elia Kazan's favorite film "AMERICA AMERICA" (1963)]