Wes Craven
Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor and satire. His impact on the genre was considered prolific and highly influential. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works, Craven has been called a "Master of Horror".
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| Full name at birth | Wesley Earl Craven
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| Claim to fame | Legendary horror movie writer/director
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| Date of birth | 2 August 1939
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| Place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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| Date of death | 15 August 2015
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| Age | 76 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Brain Cancer
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| Occupation | Actor, film director, writer, producer
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| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Weight | 187 lbs (85 kg)
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| Net worth | $40,000,000 USD
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- Profiled in "Hollywood Horror from the Director's Chair: Six Filmmakers in the Franchise of Fear" by Simon Wilkinson (McFarland, 2008).
- Was set to direct Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), but was replaced after creative differences with star Christopher Reeve.
- Has a son, Jonathan Craven (1965) and a daughter, Jessica Craven (1968). Both from his marriage to his first wife, Bonnie Broecker.
- His vision of Freddy Kruger came from a childhood memory. When he was 10 years old he looked out the window of the apartment he lived in and a drunk man dressed similar to Freddy was looking directly at him and continued to stay there looking at the window for several minutes. This scared him, so, later on he decided this will be the look for Freddy.
- Developed the "evil house" premise for the computer game "Wes Craven's Principles of Fear." Although the game won About Game's Bronze Medal award for Interactive Fiction when the prototype was demonstrated at the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Atlanta, the game was never completed, due to the financial failure of the game's publisher.
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