John Cassavetes: Quick Facts

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Born	December 9, 1929 • New York City • New York
Died	February 3, 1989 (aged 59) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works	“A Child is Waiting” • “A Woman Under the Influence” • “Big Trouble” • “Faces” • “Husbands” • “Love Streams” • “Opening Night” • “Shadows” • “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” • “Too Late Blues”
Notable Family Members	spouse Gena Rowlands

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John Cassavetes and Mia Farrow as their characters in Rosemary's Baby, with Cassavetes leaning toward Farrow, who is sitting in bed holding a spoon.

Black-and-white close-up of Gena Rowlands as Jeannie Rapp in the foreground and John Marley as Richard Forst behind her in a publicity still from the film Faces by John Cassavetes.

John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands examine a strip of film held between their hands, with their faces out of focus in the background, behind the scenes of Faces (1968).

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