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Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor.
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.
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
Explore the career and projects of Wes Craven, the legendary horror director and writer of The Last House on the Left, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream and more. Find out about his latest comic book series, upcoming films, interviews, videos and images.
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.”
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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...