1909–2003
Elia Kazan
American director and actor
94years old at death
34,354days lived
96%of the people on this site died younger
Elia Kazan was born on 7 September 1909 and died on 28 September 2003, aged 94 years and 21 days. That is 34,354 days in all.
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