John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes was a Greek-American filmmaker and actor. He began as an actor in film and television before helping to pioneer modern American independent cinema as a writer and director, often producing and distributing his films with his own money. He received nominations for three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and an Emmy Award.
9 December 1929
Born on the same birth date (9 December 1929): Bob Hawke
Born on the same birth day (9 December): Caroline Lucas • David Currie, Baron Currie of Marylebone • Denise van Deventer • Elmer Booth • Empress Masako • Germain Gagnon • Gregorios Xenopoulos • James Rainwater • Joan Blos • John Milton • Jolene Purdy • Laura Salverson • Mardy Fish • Orville Moody • Peter Kropotkin • Ryan Grant (running back) • Sylvia (singer) • Wil Besseling
Born in the same month (December 1929): Axel Anderson • Bob Hawke • Chet Baker • Christine M. Jones • Dan Jenkins • David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry • David Doyle • Don Sunderlage • Gino Cimoli • Józef Glemp • Kathleen Crowley • Mies Bouwman • Nicholas Courtney • Nikolaus Harnoncourt • Peter May (cricketer) • Ron Jarden • Rosalinde Hurley • Régine Zylberberg • Subhash Gupte • William Safire