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John Cassavetes
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Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929–1989)
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John Cassavetes was an American film actor, director, and producer. Born in New York City in 1929, he began his work period in 1951. He was educated at Colgate University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Cassavetes was a character actor and spoke English. He was of Greek American ethnicity.
He was married to Gena Rowlands and had three children: Nick, Alexandra, and Zoe Cassavetes. His mother was Katherine Cassavetes. Cassavetes was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, and Best Writing for Original Screenplay. His notable works include the films *Minnie and Moskowitz*, *Faces*, and *Too Late Blues*.
Cassavetes died in Los Angeles in 1989 from liver cirrhosis due to natural causes. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929
- Died
- 1989
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Minnie and Moskowitz
- Faces
- John Cassavetes, five films
- John Cassavetes
- Too late blues
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as an actor on television and in film, Cassavetes also became a pioneer of American independent cinema, writing and directing movies financed in part with income from his acting work. AllMovie called him "an iconoclastic maverick," while The New Yorker suggested that…
Known for
- John Cassavetes par Thierry Jousse2024
- 150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement — Man Talking2021
- Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film — Self (archive footage)2019
- Peter Falk versus Columbo — Self (archive footage)2019
- Iconic Couples of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2015
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Robert Harmon (archive footage) (uncredited)2014
- Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired — Guy Woodhouse (archive footage)2008
- Operation Dirty Dozen — Self2006
- A Constant Forge — Self (archive footage)2000
- Out of the Shadows: The Films of John Cassavetes — Self1993
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- John Nicholas Cassavetes , ( 1929-12-09 ) December 9, 1929, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- February 3, 1989 (1989-02-03) (aged 59), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Occupations
- Actor film director screenwriter producer editor
- Years active
- 1951–1989
- Spouse
- Gena Rowlands ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 )
- Children
- Nick Alexandra Zoe
- Mother
- Katherine Cassavetes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Gena Rowlands
- Child
- Zoe Cassavetes
- Mother
- Katherine Cassavetes
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Image
- John Cassavetes Johnny Staccato 1959.jpg
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- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- Commons category
- John Cassavetes
- date of birth
- 1929-12-09
- date of death
- 1989-02-03
- topic's main category
- Category:John Cassavetes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- John Cassavetes
- ethnic group
- Greek Americans
- related category
- Category:Films directed by John Cassavetes
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- topic has template
- Template:John Cassavetes
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- P12674
- Beaverton
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Encyclopedic overview
John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an 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. He received nominations for three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and an Emmy Award.
After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Cassavetes started his career in television acting in numerous network dramas. From 1959 to 1960 he played the title role in the NBC detective series Johnny Staccato. He acted in notable films, such as Martin Ritt's film noir Edge of the City (1957), Robert Aldrich's war film The Dirty Dozen (1967), Roman Polanski's horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Elaine May's crime drama Mikey and Nicky (1976). For The Dirty Dozen, he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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