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John Nicholas Cassavetes (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 producing and distributing his films with his own money. [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).
May 30, 2024 · John Cassavetes (born December 9, 1929, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 3, 1989, Los Angeles, California) was an American film director and actor regarded as a pioneer of American cinema verité and as the father of the independent film movement in the United States.
1 day ago · Starring Gena Rowlands as a woman of disintegrating mental health, John Cassavetes’ 50-year-old drama breaks cinematic convention to create an experience of profound intensity and discomfort. John Cassavetes had complete disdain for the idea of cinema as escapism. He didn’t believe in making films that went down easily, or that reassured ...
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...
Feb 22, 2024 · John Cassavetes was an actor and director who pioneered independent cinema in America and made several masterpieces.
Feb 4, 1989 · John Cassavetes, an actor, screenwriter and director who was in the forefront of American cinema verite, died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 59 years old.
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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.
