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Shadows
1959

Shep helped John Cassavetes raise funding for this movie by having John as one of his rare guests on his radio show one Sunday night in February 1957. As a show of gratitude, Cassavetes expressed his thanks in the opening credits of the movie. Shep was so committed to the project that he loaned his assistant Ellen Paulos to Cassavetes to help with the film. Shep and Ellen had small parts. Gina Rowlands, John's wife also appeared. Author Ray Carney has written many books on John Cassavetes and has a website full of interesting facts about Shadows and Cassavetes career. Www. Cassavetes.com Thanks to him and Gene Bergmann for providing the information on this page.
Original Music: Shafi Hadi Non-Original Music by Charles Mingus and others

Additional Comments:

John went on Shep's radio show, because he had plugged Edge of the City. Shep inspired a "People's Premier" of the movie as part of a 22 hour long program on WOR. See article below.

Production Information:		Buy It
Studio / Network:	Independent
Director:	John Cassavetes
Asst Director:
Producer:	Maurice McEndree
Executive Producer:
Running Time:	81 minutes

Where Shep Made Reference To This Subject:

Time	Date	Category	Title
	September 24, 1961	Article	Improvised "Shadows'' Began As Dream, Ended in Awards

Links to Further Information:

• Ray Carney's John Cassavetes tribute

Related Articles / Reviews:

Date	Publication	Title
March 13, 1982	The Daily Journal	He Got 'A Case of the Giggles' Jean Shepherd

Photos:

January 14,1957
Broadcasting-Telecasting

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

September 07,1961
Village Voice Ad

March 16,1982
Chicago Tribune Ad

Courtesy: Steve Glazer

Screenshots:

Ellen Paulos - Shep's Assistant - Center screen bottom

Ellen Paulos - Shep's Assistant - Lower left corner

Ellen Paulos - Shep's Assistant - Right

Gena Rowlands

Shep - Far right bottom

Shep - with cigarette

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975