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  1. 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 producing and distributing his films with his own money. [2]

  2. 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...

  3. 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).

  4. 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).

  5. Feb 22, 2024 · John Cassavetes is one of the greatest geniuses of film. His movies paved the way for others in the realm of independent cinema and he defined a new cycle in the history of Hollywood. Starting with his first film, Shadows , audiences were challenged in a way they had never experienced before.

  6. 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).

  7. May 30, 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).