John Cassavetes | |
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![]() Cassavetes pada tahun 1959 | |
Lahir | John Nicholas Cassavetes 9 Desember 1929 New York City, New York, AS |
Meninggal | 3 Februari 1989 Los Angeles, California, AS | (umur 59)
Sebab meninggal | Sirosis hati |
Makam | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California |
Tempat tinggal | Los Angeles, California |
Kebangsaan | Amerika |
Pendidikan | Blair Academy |
Almamater | American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
Pekerjaan | Pemeran, Sutradara, Produser, Penulis Naskah, Penyunting Film |
Tahun aktif | 1951–1989 |
Suami/istri | |
Anak | Nick Cassavetes, Alexandra Cassavetes, Zoe Cassavetes |
Orang tua | Katherine Cassavetes, Nicholas John Cassavetes |
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John Nicholas Cassavetes (/ˌkæsəˈvɛtiːz/;[1] 9 Desember 1929 – 3 Februari 1989) adalah seorang pemeran, sutradara dan penulis naskah Yunani-Amerika.[2] Cassavetes adalah pionir film independen Amerika, yang menulis dan menyutradarai puluhan film.
Cassavetes was a second generation American-Greek, and he had a long and fruitful relationship with the actor Ben Gazzara – one of the first of his profession to parade his immigrant origins with an unchanged, aggressively "wop", professional name. Long before David Chase (né "de Caesare"), Cassavetes and Gazzara investigated ethnic edginess.