John Cassavetes (1929 - 1989)

Born 9 Dec 1929 in New York, United States

Died 3 Feb 1989 at age 59 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

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John Cassavetes was born in New York, United States in 1929 to Nicholas Cassavetes and Katherine Demetre. Their family resided in Manhattan.^[1]

John was married in Manhattan in 1954.^[2]

John was an actor and director, best known for performing in Love Streams, The Dirty Dozen and Rosemary's Baby. His role in The Dirty Dozen earned him one of his three Academy Award nominations (Best Supporting Actor). He was also nominated for A Woman Under the Influence (Best Director) and Faces (Best Writing).

He passed away at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on 3 Feb 1989.^[3] John was survived by his wife and three sons.^[4]

John is buried at the Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X42W-SZQ : accessed 3 February 2021), John Cassadetes in household of Nicholas Cassadetes, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 489, sheet 26B, line 90, family 606, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1559; FHL microfilm 2,341,294.
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSR-S6RM : 19 June 2017), John Cassavetes and Virginia Rowlands, 1954, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States;Marriage, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index (http://www.nycmarriageindex.com : 2016); citing New York City Clerk's Office.
3. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP6J-PM5 : 26 November 2014), John Nicholas Cassavetes, 03 Feb 1989; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ "Hollywood's John Cassavetes, 59, character actor, director, writer," Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4 Feb 1989, p63. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69248552/john-cassavetes-obituary (newspapers.com : accessed 3 Feb 2021).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 February 2021), memorial page for John Cassavetes (9 Dec 1929–3 Feb 1989), Find A Grave: Memorial #1838, citing Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.

See also:

• Wikipedia: John Cassavetes
• Wikidata: Item Q51488, en:Wikipedia
• IMDb: John Cassavetes