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Signature. Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven was best known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor and satire.
IMDb profile of Wes Craven, the legendary horror director and writer who created A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, and New Nightmare. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and legacy.
- January 1, 1
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
A guide to the horror director's 20 films, from his debut The Last House on the Left to his final movie Scream 4. See how critics rated his slasher classics, supernatural thrillers, and satirical meta-horror.
Aug 31, 2015 · Wesley Earl “Wes” Craven was born in Cleveland on Aug. 2, 1939, to a strict Baptist family. He earned a master’s degree in philosophy and writing from Johns Hopkins University and briefly taught as a college professor in Pennsylvania and New York, but his start in movies was in pornography, where he worked under pseudonyms.
Learn about the life and career of Wes Craven, the legendary horror director who created A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, and more. Find out his family, awards, trivia, quotes, and trademarks.
- August 2, 1939
- August 30, 2015
A.V. Club Interview with Wes Craven. Raised in a strict Baptist family in Cleveland, Ohio, and ensconced in academia as a young adult, Wes Craven doesn’t seem to fit the profile of a master of horror. But when he and producer Sean S. Cunningham (who went on to direct Friday The 13th) got the opportunity to make a drive-in movie on the cheap ...
Aug 31, 2015 · Aug. 31, 2015. Wes Craven, a master of horror cinema and a proponent of the slasher genre who was best known for creating the “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream” franchises, died on ...
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