The prolific filmmaker who revolutionised horror with wry takes on the genre like the Scream franchise and A Nightmare On Elm Street died on Sunday from brain cancer.
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 2 1939 and burst on to the scene with The Last House On The Left in 1972.
A Nightmare On Elm Street in 1984 earned him worldwide renown and sparked a cult franchise as well as the career of Johnny Depp.
Twelve years after that came Scream, a playful spin on the horror genre that triggered a highly lucrative franchise. Recently he had been working as executive producer on a Scream series for MTV.
Craven, who had moved back from Martha’s Vineyard to Los Angeles three years ago for work and health reasons, recently signed an overall television deal with Universal Cable Productions.
Television projects in development included The People Under The Stairs with Syfy Networks, Disciples with Ucp, We Are All...
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 2 1939 and burst on to the scene with The Last House On The Left in 1972.
A Nightmare On Elm Street in 1984 earned him worldwide renown and sparked a cult franchise as well as the career of Johnny Depp.
Twelve years after that came Scream, a playful spin on the horror genre that triggered a highly lucrative franchise. Recently he had been working as executive producer on a Scream series for MTV.
Craven, who had moved back from Martha’s Vineyard to Los Angeles three years ago for work and health reasons, recently signed an overall television deal with Universal Cable Productions.
Television projects in development included The People Under The Stairs with Syfy Networks, Disciples with Ucp, We Are All...
- 8/31/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Wes Craven, director of such iconic horror films as "A Nightmare on Elm Street," "Scream" and "The Last House on the Left," has died of brain cancer at age 76, his family announced Sunday in a statement: It is with deep sadness we inform you that Wes Craven passed away at 1Pm on Sunday, August 30 after battling brain cancer. He was 76 years old. Craven was surrounded by love, in the presence of his family at his Los Angeles home. Craven is survived by his wife, producer and former Disney Studios VP Iya Labunka, older sister Carol Buhrow, son Jonathan Craven with wife Rachel Craven and their two sons Miles and Max; daughter Jessica Craven with husband Mike Wodkowski and their daughter Myra-Jean Wodkowski; and Wes’ stepdaughter Nina Tarnawksy. Craven was predeceased by his parents Paul Eugene Craven, a machinist who passed away when Wes was 5 years old, his mother Caroline, a...
- 8/31/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
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