John Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby and The Dirty Dozen. Cassevetes was also a pioneer of American independent film by writing and directing over a dozen movies, some of which he partially self-financed, and which pioneered the use of improvisation and a realistic cinéma vérité style. He studied acting with Don Richardson, using an acting technique based on muscle memory. Nick Cassavetes is his...
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