John Cage

Personal Info

Birthday

September 5, 1912

Day of Death

1992-08-12

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

John Milton Cage Jr.

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

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

Everybody's Cage

Filmography

2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Symphony Of The Invisible
as Self (voice)
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
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
as himself
2005
Trying to Describe Oneself
as Himself
1995
John Cage: From Zero
as Self
1990
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
as Self
1989
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
as Self
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
1973
Global Groove
as Self
1972
American Art in the 1960s
as Self
1968
498 Third Avenue
as Self
1966
Sound??
as Himself
1962
Merce Cunningham
as Self