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John Cage

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John Cage

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Sep 5, 1912 (114 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Known For

Acting
2025Nova '78Self (archive footage)
2023Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVSelf (archive footage)
2023Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis
2020Twinkle Dammit!
2020Symphony Of The InvisibleSelf (voice)
2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic SoundSelf (archive footage)
2015Everybody's CageJohn Cage
2012John Cage: Journeys in SoundHimself
2012How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)himself
2006Cursive II
2005Trying to Describe OneselfHimself
2001In the Ocean
1995John Cage: From ZeroSelf
1993Sistine ChapelSelf
1992One 11 and 103
1991Concept tape 3 (Performance)
1990John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying ItSelf
1990John Cage: Man and MythSelf
1989Jasper Johns: Ideas in PaintSelf
1989Mr. Hoover and I
1985All Star VideoSelf
1984Good Morning, Mr. OrwellSelf
1983Four American Composers: John CageHimself
1982Poetry in MotionSelf
1979Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
1979Robert Rauschenberg: RetrospectiveSelf
1976A Tribute to John Cage
1973Global GrooveSelf
1973John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point
1972American Art in the 1960sSelf
1968498 Third AvenueSelf
1966Sound??Himself
1966Variations V
1966John Cage
1962Merce CunninghamSelf
1944At Land
-John Cage Meets Sun RaHimself
-Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)John Cage
Directing
1992One 11 and 103Director
1971Catch 44Director
-ChessfilmnoiseDirector
Writing
1992One 11 and 103Writer