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Willard Tobe Hooper (/ ˈ t oʊ b i /; January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time.
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- Willard Tobe Hooper, January 25, 1943, Austin, Texas, U.S.
Tobe Hooper was a horror film director, writer and producer, best known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist. He died in 2017, leaving behind a legacy of 43 films and 11 awards.
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Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, who realized just how terrifying a chain saw in the wrong hands could be and used the insight to make one of the most influential horror movies of the last century, “The Texas...
Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, the director of horror classics like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist, died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 74. The Los Angeles County Coroner...
Aug 27, 2017 · Victor Boyko/Getty Images. Tobe Hooper, the horror movie pioneer whose low-budget sensation The Texas Chain Saw Massacre took a buzz saw to audiences with its brutally frightful vision, has...
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Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, who made influential and profitable horror films in the 1970s and 1980s, passed away at 74 in 2017. He was known for his realistic and deranged vision, his collaboration with Steven Spielberg, and his adaptation of Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot'.
Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, Texas Chainsaw Massacre director, dies at 74. Best known for the notorious 1974 horror film about a group of cannibal killers, Hooper also directed the 1982 supernatural thriller...
