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John Nicholas Cassavetes [a] (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was a Greek-American filmmaker and actor. He began as an actor in film and television before helping to pioneer modern American independent cinema as a writer and director, often self-financing, producing, and distributing his own films. [ 2 ]
John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film, as he often financed his own films. Cassavetes was born in New York City in 1929 to Nicholas John Cassavetes (1893-1979) and his wife, Katherine Demetre (1906-1983).
Feb 4, 1989 · John Cassavetes, the innovative film maker deeply admired by some but scorned by others for such off-center movies as “A Woman Under the Influence” and “Faces,” died Friday at Cedars-Sinai...
John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film, as he often financed his own films. Cassavetes was born in New York City in 1929 to Nicholas John Cassavetes (1893-1979) and his wife, Katherine Demetre (1906-1983).
Aug 21, 2024 · John Cassavetes, American film director and actor regarded as the father of the independent film movement in the United States. He directed such movies as Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), and A Woman Under the Influence (1974), and he appeared in The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Rosemary’s Baby (1968).
Cassavetes became known for directing a string of critically acclaimed independent films including Shadows (1959), Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980), and Love Streams (1984).
May 21, 2018 · John Cassavetes (1929-1989) was one of the most highly acclaimed independent filmmakers in America. He was widely honored for motion pictures that successfully brought to the screen believable portrayals of real human emotion.
Nov 24, 2000 · John Cassavetes directed 12 films, a body of work that addressed serious topics and paved the way for a more vibrant American cinema.
Sep 26, 2004 · One of the greats of American cinema and a genius of his own filmmaking system, Cassavetes died Feb. 3, 1989, at 59 of cirrhosis of the liver, leaving behind his widow, the actress Gena...
Born December 9, 1929 in New York City, John Cassavetes was the younger of two sons of Greek immigrants, Nicholas and Katherine Cassavetes. Cassavetes grew up and attended public schools in the Long Island towns of Sands Point and Port Washington.
