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John Cage

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1912-09-05

Deathday: 1992-08-12 (79 years old)

Biography

John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.

Filmography

all 70

Movies 70

self 34

Director 3

Writer 2

Self

John Cage

Biography

Filmography

all 70

Movies 70

self 34

Director 3

Writer 2

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)

Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022)

4'33" (2021)

Symphony Of The Invisible (2020)

Twinkle Dammit! (2020)

Cunningham (2019)

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

Nivose (2017)

Uncle Howard (2017)

In Pursuit of Silence (2016)

Everybody's Cage (2015)

Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″ (2013)

John Cage: Journeys in Sound (2012)

How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage) (2012)

Drums (2011)

Ocean (2010)

Varese, the One All Alone (2009)

In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde (2009)

Butterfly Experiment (2008)

A Zen Life: D.T. Suzuki (2006)

Cursive II (2006)

Here's a Piano I Prepared Earlier (2005)

Trying to Describe Oneself (2005)

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance (2001)

One11 and 103 (1993)

The Revenge of the Dead Indians (1993)

Beach Birds for Camera (1992)

One 11 and 103 (1992)

Listen (1992)

Cage/Cunningham (1991)

Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko (1991)

Concept tape 3 (Performance) (1991)

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It (1990)

Ryoanji (1990)

Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint (1989)

Mr. Hoover and I (1989)

Poema: Cidade (1986)

All Star Video (1985)

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)

Four American Composers: John Cage (1983)

Four American Composers: Philip Glass (1983)

Poetry in Motion (1982)

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective (1979)

Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto (1979)

A Rose: That's What Life Is All About (1977)

A Tribute to John Cage (1976)

Westbeth (1975)

Global Groove (1973)

John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point (1973)

Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (1972)

American Art in the 1960s (1972)

End of the Art World (1971)

Catch 44 (1971)

Assemblage (1968)

498 Third Avenue (1968)

John Cage (1966)

Sound?? (1966)

Variations V (1966)

Antic Meet (1964)

Merce Cunningham (1962)

In Between (1955)

Works of Calder (1950)

Horror Dream (1947)

Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)

At Land (1944)

John Cage Meets Sun Ra

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

Surrounded

John Cage: Man and Myth

Chessfilmnoise

Information

Known ForActing

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1912-09-05

Deathday
1992-08-12 (79 years old)

Birth Place
Good Samaritan Hospital, United States

Lifestyle
Mysticism

Religion
Zen

Relationships
Xenia Cage (1935 - 1945), Merce Cunningham (1940 - 1992)

Mother
Crete Cage

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
John Milton Cage Jr.

Awards
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, Guggenheim Fellowship, Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Arts and Letters Award in Music