biography
pronunciation:
[kasaveeteez]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1929–89)
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| biography:
| Actor, director, and screenwriter, born in New York City, USA. He studied at Colgate University, then trained as an actor and worked in stock companies. His film debut was in Taxi (1953), and he established himself as an intense actor in films and on television. He used his earnings from a television detective series to finance his first directorial effort, Shadows (1961), which broke new ground with its improvised scenes and free-moving cinematography. Later films include A Woman Under the Influence (1974), which he wrote and directed. He was married to the actress Gena Rowlands. |
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