John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, screenwriter, and director. He was known for being one of the pioneers in the field of independent cinema and even self-financed several of them. The income from his acting career gave him the financial freedom to create his own legacy in the independent film genre. He had worked in over seventy-five films during his career as an actor. Some of his greatest works as an actor were in ‘Rosemary's Baby’, ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ ‘Husbands’ and ‘Love Streams’. He developed his own unique style of acting and used to spend long hours in practice. During his later years he taught his style to others in his own workshop in New York City. He was nominated for the Academy Awards thrice and was honored with several other prestigious awards as well. His final years were marred by health issues and he died at the age of 59. All the three of his children took forward his legacy and became renowned filmmakers themselves.
