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John Cage

John Cage

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

05/09/1912

Day of Death

12/08/1992
(80) years old

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

John Cage

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

Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis

Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Symphony Of The Invisible

Symphony Of The Invisible

Twinkle Dammit!

Twinkle Dammit!

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Everybody's Cage

Everybody's Cage

John Cage: Journeys in Sound

John Cage: Journeys in Sound

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

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

Cursive II

Trying to Describe Oneself

Trying to Describe Oneself

Filmography

Cast

2023

Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis

2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Symphony Of The Invisible

as Self (voice)

2020

Twinkle Dammit!

2019

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Everybody's Cage

as John Cage

2012

John Cage: Journeys in Sound

as Himself

2012

How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with ...

as himself

2006

Cursive II

2005

Trying to Describe Oneself

as Himself

2001

In the Ocean

1995

John Cage: From Zero

as Self

1993

Sistine Chapel

as Self

1992

One 11 and 103

1991

Concept tape 3 (Performance)

1990

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I A...

as Self

1990

John Cage: Man and Myth

as Self

1989

Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

as Self

1989

Mr. Hoover and I

1985

All Star Video

as Self

1984

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

as Self

1983

Four American Composers: John Cage

as Himself

1982

Poetry in Motion

as Self

1979

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

as Self

1979

Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

1976

A Tribute to John Cage

1973

Global Groove

as Self

1973

John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Poin...

1972

American Art in the 1960s

as Self

1968

498 Third Avenue

as Self

1966

John Cage

1966

Sound??

as Himself

1966

Variations V

1962

Merce Cunningham

as Self

1944

At Land

Crew

2021

4'33"

as Music

2017

Nivose

as Music

2013

Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4...

as Music

2011

Drums

as Music

2010

Ocean

as Conceptual Design

2008

Butterfly Experiment

as Music

1995

John Cage: From Zero

as Music

1992

Beach Birds for Camera

as Music

1992

One 11 and 103

as Writer

1992

One 11 and 103

as Director

1988

The Power of Speech

as Music

1987

Points in Space

as Music

1975

Westbeth

as Music

1971

End of the Art World

as Music

1971

Catch 44

as Director

1968

Assemblage

as Music

1966

John Cage

as Original Music Composer

1966

Variations V

as Music

1964

Antic Meet

as Music

1955

In Between

as Music

1950

Works of Calder

as Music

1947

Horror Dream

as Music

1947

Dreams That Money Can Buy

as Original Music Composer