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John A. Russo (born September 2, 1939), sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film Night of the Living Dead, which he co-wrote with director George Romero.
John A. Russo. Writer: Night of the Living Dead. With twenty books published internationally and nineteen feature movies in worldwide distribution, John Russo has been called a "living legend." He began by co-authoring the screenplay for Night of the Living Dead, which has become recognized as a "horror classic."
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George Andrew Romero Jr. (/ r ə ˈ m ɛər oʊ /; February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian film director, writer, editor and actor.His Night of the Living Dead series of films about a zombie apocalypse began with the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) and is considered a major contributor to the image of the zombie in modern culture.
- 1960–2017
- Films based on an imagined zombie apocalypse
John A. Russo. Writer: Night of the Living Dead. With twenty books published internationally and nineteen feature movies in worldwide distribution, John Russo has been called a "living legend."
- September 2, 1939
The film, written by George A. Romero and John A. Russo, primarily focuses on a group of people gathering at a farmhouse to survive from an onslaught of zombies in rural Pennsylvania. It is known to have inspired the modern interpretation of zombies as reanimated human corpses that feast on the flesh and/or brains of the living.
John A. Russo, sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film Night of the Living Dead, which he co-wrote with director George Romero.
Aug 1, 2021 · At Days of the Dead Indianapolis, I had the pleasure of speaking with one legend who helped bring this undead feature to life: John A. Russo! Credited with co-authoring the script for Night of the Living Dead , John went on to write numerous horror books and film a controversial 1982 feature based on his best-selling novel titled Midnight .
