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  1. Wes Craven
    American film director, screenwriter, and producer

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  1. 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 Sunday...

  2. Aug 31, 2015 · The prolific writer-director, who died Sunday at age 76, ushered in two distinct eras of suburban slashers, first in the 1980s with his iconic “Nightmare on Elm Street” and its indelible, razor-fingered villain Freddy Krueger. He did it again in the 1990s with the self-referential “Scream.”

  3. August 2, 1939 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Died. August 30, 2015 · Los Angeles, California, USA (brain cancer) Birth name. Wesley Earl Craven. Height. 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) Mini Bio. Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold vision.

  4. Aug 30, 2015 · Wes Craven, the visionary filmmaker who defined the horror genre with the long-enduring “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise, and later deconstructed and redefined it with “Scream,” has died....

  5. WES CRAVEN FILMMAKER 1972-Present. Rising out of the mid-western suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold visions since the release of his first feature film, The Last House of the Left, which he wrote, directed, and edited in 1972... MORE

  6. Wes Craven, American director and screenwriter who was known for his horror films, several of which—including The Last House on the Left (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), and Scream (1996)—are classics of the genre.

  7. Aug 31, 2015 · US film director and screenwriter famed for A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. Ryan Gilbey. Mon 31 Aug 2015 12.54 EDT. Wes Craven, who has died aged 76 of brain cancer, was a horror pioneer...

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