ouble ,' " ▁since ▁the ▁studio ▁v eto ed ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁dec isions ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁eventually ▁edited ▁most ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁with ▁which ▁Cass av etes ▁disag re ed . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Cass av etes ▁was ▁facing ▁health ▁problems , ▁but ▁having ▁out last ed ▁his ▁doctor ' s ▁pro gn osis , ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁three - act ▁play ▁Woman ▁of ▁Myst ery ▁and ▁brought ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁Theater . ▁ ▁Cass av etes ▁worked ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁last ▁film ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁titled ▁She ' s ▁Del ov ely . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁tal ks ▁with ▁Se an ▁P enn ▁to ▁star , ▁though ▁legal ▁and ▁financial ▁hur d les ▁proved ▁ins ur mount able ▁and ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁forgotten ▁about ▁until ▁after ▁Cass av etes ' ▁death , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁made ▁as ▁She ' s ▁So ▁Lov ely , ▁directed ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Nick ▁Cass av etes . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Cass av etes ▁died ▁from ▁cir r hos is ▁of ▁the ▁li ver ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 9 , ▁caused ▁by ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁alco hol ism . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁West wood ▁Village ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁Cass av etes ▁had ▁am