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John Cassavetes

1929 - 1989

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John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an 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 self-financing, producing, and distributing his own films. He received nominations for three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and an Emmy Award. After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Cassavetes started his career in television acting in numerous network dramas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Cassavetes is the 527th most popular actor (up from 532nd in 2019), the 1,104th most popular biography from United States (down from 969th in 2019) and the 277th most popular American Actor.

John Cassavetes is most famous for his independent films, which he made in the late 1950s and 1960s. He was a pioneer of the American independent film movement, and he was the first American director to win a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Among actors, John Cassavetes ranks 527 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Crenna, Shelley Duvall, Gene Wilder, Youn Yuh-jung, Bruno Cremer, and Marla Maples. After him are Marie Laforêt, Geena Davis, Jürgen Prochnow, Gloria Swanson, Gena Rowlands, and Françoise Dorléac.

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Among people born in 1929, John Cassavetes ranks 57. Before him are Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Christa Wolf, Nureddin al-Atassi, Ivar Giaever, Milorad Pavić, and Bruno Cremer. After him are James Last, Jean Simmons, Bill Evans, Zoltán Czibor, Günter Schabowski, and Gudrun Burwitz. Among people deceased in 1989, John Cassavetes ranks 36. Before him are Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Michel Aflaq, John Hicks, Daphne du Maurier, Hermann Oberth, and William Shockley. After him are Sugar Ray Robinson, Giuseppe Siri, Danilo Kiš, Leon Festinger, Cornel Wilde, and Bruce Chatwin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Cassavetes ranks 1,104 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Gardner (1954), George Whipple (1878), Timothy McVeigh (1968), Robert Crippen (1937), Francis Peyton Rous (1879), and Marla Maples (1963). After him are Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), Geena Davis (1956), Percival Lowell (1855), Robert Whittaker (1920), and Gloria Swanson (1899).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Cassavetes ranks 277. Before him are Arthur Kennedy (1914), Richard Kiel (1939), Richard Crenna (1926), Shelley Duvall (1949), Gene Wilder (1933), and Marla Maples (1963). After him are Geena Davis (1956), Gloria Swanson (1899), Gena Rowlands (1930), Mahershala Ali (1974), Phylicia Rashad (1948), and Barbara Stanwyck (1907).

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