Molly Kazan
| Molly Kazan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Mary Day Thacher December 16, 1906 Orange, New Jersey |
| Died | December 14, 1963 (aged 56) New York, New York |
| Occupation | Dramatist, playwright |
| Spouse(s) | Elia Kazan |
| Children | 4 |
Molly Day Kazan (December 16, 1906 – December 14, 1963) was an American dramatist and playwright.
Kazan was born in Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of Emma Cecelia (née Erkenbrecher) and Alfred Beaumont Thacher, a lawyer, and the granddaughter of Elizabeth (Day) and classicist and college administrator Thomas Anthony Thacher. Her uncle was lawyer Thomas Thacher. She was the first wife of the acclaimed and controversial film director Elia Kazan.
She wrote the following plays:
She died in 1963 in Bellevue Hospital in New York City following a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 56 years old, 2 days before her 57th birthday.
She was survived by her husband and four children, including the playwright Nicholas Kazan. Her granddaughter is actress Zoe Kazan.
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