John Cassavettes, Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara at the Annual Film Critics Awards at the Rainbow Grill, 30 Rockefeller Plaza in 1969.
The actor, Ben Gazzara passed away recently.
Ben, John Cassavetes, and Peter Falk were close friends.
John was the first to pass away, then Peter, now Ben. I knew them all. They were unusually gifted.
I was closest to Peter Falk, who seemed to have an unlimited interest in just about everything.
John led them into the world of improvisation in acting, best on display in the movie, Husbands.
In my experience, they were all great guys.
