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- NAME: John Cassavetes
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor, Director
- BIRTH DATE: December 09, 1929
- DEATH DATE: February 03, 1989
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Full Name: John Nicholas Cassavetes
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Film director and actor John Cassavetes made his directorial debut with the critically praised Shadows and featured roles in such films as The Dirty Dozen.
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John Cassavetes was born December 9, 1929, in New York City. He acted in films and in television dramas before making his directorial debut with the critically praised Shadows (1961). He played featured roles in such films as The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Rosemary's Baby (1968) and returned to directing independent films, including Faces (1968), Husbands (1970) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974).© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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