Elia Kazan: A Life

According to PW , ``flashes of sudden insight or eloquence keep the reader turning the pages of Kazan's garrulous autobiography.'' His expansive memoir makes no apologies for his decision to name names during the McCarthy era, and includes cutting portraits of Lillian Hellman and Arthur Miller, as well as glimpses of Odets, Cagney, Bankhead, Monroe, Brando, Goldwyn and dozens more. Photos. (Apr.)