▁which ▁privile ged ▁character ▁over ▁traditional ▁narr ative . ▁His ▁income ▁from ▁acting ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁direct ▁his ▁own ▁films ▁independently . ▁ ▁Cass av etes ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁three ▁separate ▁Academy ▁Awards : ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor ▁for ▁The ▁D irty ▁Do zen ▁( 1 9 6 7 ), ▁Best ▁Original ▁Screen play ▁for ▁F aces ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁ ▁and ▁Best ▁Director ▁ ▁for ▁A ▁Woman ▁Under ▁the ▁In flu ence ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁alongside ▁G ena ' s ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁He ▁collabor ated ▁frequently ▁with ▁various ▁actors , ▁including ▁his ▁wife ▁G ena ▁Row lands , ▁Peter ▁F alk , ▁Ben ▁G azz ara , ▁and ▁Se ym our ▁Cass el . ▁ ▁His ▁children ▁Nick ▁Cass av etes , ▁Z oe ▁Cass av etes , ▁and ▁X an ▁Cass av etes ▁are ▁also ▁film m akers . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Cass av etes ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Greek ▁American ▁K atherine ▁Cass av etes ▁( née ▁Dem et re ), ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁featured ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁films , ▁and ▁Greek ▁imm igr ant ▁Nicholas ▁John ▁Cass av etes ▁( Ν ι κ ό λ α ος ▁ Ι ω ά ν ν η ς ▁ Κ α σ σ α β έ τ η ς ), ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lar isa , ▁Greece ▁to ▁A rom an ian ▁parents ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁V