Death
Despite being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, Cazale continued work with his romantic lover, Meryl Streep, in The Deer Hunter. "I've hardly ever seen a person so devoted to someone who is falling away like John was," said Pacino. "To see her in that act of love for this man was overwhelming."
Director Michael Cimino "rearranged the shooting schedule," wrote author Andy Dougan, "with Cazale and Streep's consent, so that he could film all his scenes first." He completed all his scenes, but died soon after, on March 12, 1978 before the film was finished. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts.
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