What is John Cassavetes?
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} [[File:John Cassavetes Johnny Staccato 1959.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Cassavetes in 1959]] '''John Nicholas Cassavetes''' (December 9, 1929 &ndash; February 3, 1989) was an [[Americans|American]] movie actor, screenwriter, and director. He was known for his roles in ''Rosemary's Baby'' and in ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]''. Cassavetes was born in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] on December 9, 1929. He studied at Blair Academy and at [[Colgate University]]. Cassavetes spent his childhood in [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He was married to [[Gena Rowlands]] from 1954 until his death in 1989. They had 3 children. Cassavetes died on February 3, 1989 from [[cirrhosis]] in [[Los Angeles, California]], aged 59.<ref>Ray Carney, ''Cassavetes on Cassavetes'', Macmillan, 2001: p. 503.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0001023}} * {{IBDB name|96588}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cassavetes, John}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:1989 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cirrhosis]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:American movie directors]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] {{US-actor-stub}}