The New Hollywood - Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese, John Cassavetes, Verna Bloom, and Sam Shaw in NYC

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 1970: (l-r) Film critic and screenwriter Jay Cocks, director and film preservationist Martin Scorsese, director and actor John Cassavetes, actor Verna Bloom, and photographer Sam Shaw pose for a portrait together for a publicity jaunt for John Cassavetes' 1970 film, 'Husbands' in New York City, New York. Notably, Jay Cocks would write several successful screenplays for Scorsese, 'The Age of Innocence' and 'The Gangs of New York'; Scorsese would become one of the most important directors in contemporary film; John Cassavetes (John Nicholas Cassavetes - December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989) is celebrated as a pioneer director in independent American film; Verna Bloom (Verna Frances Bloom - August 7, 1938 - January 9, 2019) launched her career in the groundbreaking 1969 film, 'Medium Cool' and was married to Jay Cocks; Sam Shaw's indelible photography included intimate portraiture of a young Marilyn Monroe and was the photographer of record for many of John Cassavetes' films throughout the 1970s. (Photo by David Gahr/Getty Images)