Wes Craven
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| Born | Wesley Earl Craven August 2, 1939 |
| Died | August 30, 2015 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Brain cancer |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1972–2015 |
| Spouse(s) | Bonnie Broecker (m. 1964–69, divorced) Mimi Craven (m. 1984–87, divorced) Iya Labunka (m. 2004–2015, his death) |
| Children | Jonathan, Jessica |
| Website | http://www.wescraven.com |
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American movie director, producer and writer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is well known for horror movie classics including A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream.
On August 30, 2015, Wes Craven died of brain cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He was 76 years old.[1]
Filmography
[change | change source]- Together (1971)
- The Last House on the Left (1972)
- The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
- Summer Of Fear aka Stranger In Our House (1978)
- Deadly Blessing (1981)
- Swamp Thing (1982)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Deadly Friend (1986)
- The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
- Wes Craven's Shocker (1989)
- The People Under the Stairs (1991)
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
- Scream (1996)
- Scream 2 (1997)
- Music of the Heart (1999)
- Scream 3 (2000)
- They (2002)
- Cursed (2005)
- Red Eye (2005)
Other websites
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Wes Craven, Horror Maestro, Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter. August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
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