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Son of famous director learned from Dad's home movies.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| July 01, 2004 | Butler, Robert W. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Robert W. Butler

Director Nick Cassavetes recalls that as a boy he often would awaken in the middle of the night to find his father, actor and filmmaker John Cassavetes, in his bedroom.

"You see, my room was the editing room. Many times I'd find Dad shaking me and asking where to find a certain piece of film in all the strips of film scattered around."

The elder Cassavetes (perhaps best known for his role as Mia Farrow's husband in "Rosemary's Baby") made low-budget, largely improvised films like "Shadows" and "A Woman Under the Influence" (both starring his wife, actress Gena Rowlands). These groundbreaking efforts earned him a ...

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