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    John Cassavetes

    Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter

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  1. 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).

  2. John Cassavetes filmography. John Cassavetes began his career in film in 1953 and ended it in 1986, between which times he was involved in every aspect of the film, television, and stage arts, including acting, directing, scoring, shooting, editing, producing, and marketing. [1] [2]

  3. Apr 17, 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.

  4. Feb 22, 2024 · John Cassavetes: Who Was The Godfather of American Independent Cinema? John Cassavetes was an actor and director who pioneered independent cinema in America and made several masterpieces.

  5. John Cassavetes: Five Films. John Cassavetes was a genius, a visionary, and the progenitor of American independent film, but that doesn’t begin to get at the generosity of his art. A former theater actor fascinated by the power of improvisation, Cassavetes brought his search for truth in performance to the screen.

  6. www.encyclopedia.com › film-and-television-biographies › john-cassavetesJohn Cassavetes | Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · John Cassavetes. Cassavetes, John. views 3,151,252 updated May 21 2018. CASSAVETES, John. Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 9 December 1929. Education: Mohawk College, Colgate University, and New York Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduated 1950. Family: Married actress Gena Rowlands, 1958, two sons, one daughter.

  7. Sep 26, 2004 · John Cassavetes, Laughing Last. Share full article. By Manohla Dargis. Sept. 26, 2004. IN 1968, when he was 38 years old, the filmmaker John Cassavetes received the first of the three...

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