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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 as Johnny Staccato, 1959. 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. Nov 24, 2000 · Premiere: 7/9/1990. John Cassavetes was born in New York City on December 9th, 1929. After graduating from high school, he attended Mohawk College and Colgate University before graduating from...

  5. Feb 22, 2024 · Home Film & Cinematic Artistry. 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. Feb 22, 2024 • By Akram Herrak, MA Cultural Management and Policy, BA English Literature.

  6. 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 Rowlands,...

  7. May 21, 2018 · John Cassavetes. Cassavetes, John. views 1,802,947 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.

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