John Cage

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-09-05

Day of death

1992-08-12 (79 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

  • 498 Third Avenue

    498 Third Avenue

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

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

  • Poetry in Motion

    Poetry in Motion

  • John Cage: From Zero

    John Cage: From Zero

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  • Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

  • Four American Composers: John Cage

    Four American Composers: John Cage

  • Cursive II

    Cursive II

  • All Star Video

    All Star Video

  • Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

  • John Cage: Man and Myth

    John Cage: Man and Myth

  • Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

  • Sound??

    Sound??

  • Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

  • One 11 and 103

    One 11 and 103

  • Trying to Describe Oneself

    Trying to Describe Oneself

  • Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

  • Variations V

    Variations V

  • Everybody's Cage

    Everybody's Cage

  • John Cage: Journeys in Sound

    John Cage: Journeys in Sound

  • John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

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

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

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

  • In the Ocean

    In the Ocean

  • Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

    Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

  • Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis

    Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis

  • Mr. Hoover and I

    Mr. Hoover and I

  • At Land

    At Land

  • Global Groove

    Global Groove

  • American Art in the 1960s

    American Art in the 1960s

  • A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

  • Twinkle Dammit!

    Twinkle Dammit!

  • Merce Cunningham

    Merce Cunningham

  • John Cage

    John Cage

  • John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

    John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

  • John Cage Meets Sun Ra

    John Cage Meets Sun Ra

  • Concept tape 3 (Performance)

    Concept tape 3 (Performance)