Wes Craven

Also known as Wesley Earl Craven, Wesley Craven

American filmmaker (1939–2015)

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Wes Craven was an American filmmaker who lived from 1939 to 2015 and became influential in horror cinema. He is significant for his contributions to the horror genre, though specific details about his major works and impact would require additional context.

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and occasional actor known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, and particularly in the teen slasher subgenre. Among his best-known works are such landmark films as "The Last House on the Left" (1972), "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977), "A Nightmare on Elm…

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The Fourth Wall — Self2023
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. — (archive footage)2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 — Self2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis — Self2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault — (archive footage)2020
Trespassing Bergman — Self2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th — Self2013
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! — Self2013
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger — Self2012
Scream: The Inside Story — Self2011

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Cleveland
Place of death: Los Angeles
Child: Jonathan Craven
Occupation: producer
Educated at: Wheaton College
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Vampire in Brooklyn
Field of work: acting
Genre: crime film
Official website: www.wescraven.com
Image: Wes Craven 2010.jpg
Height: 188
Number of children: 2

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start of work period: 1968-00-00
Commons category: Wes Craven
date of birth: 1939-08-02
date of death: 2015-08-30
related category: Category:Films directed by Wes Craven
end of work period: 2015-00-00
birth name: Wesley Earl Craven
manner of death: natural causes
social media followers: 209103
writing language: English language
member of: Writers Guild of America West
short name: Wes Craven
name in native language: Wes Craven

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Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American filmmaker. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor. Craven has been recognized as one of the masters of the horror genre.

Craven created the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise (1984–present), writing and directing the first film, co-writing and producing the third, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), and writing and directing the seventh, Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994). He directed the first four films in the Scream franchise (1996–2011). He directed cult classics The Last House on the Left (1972) and The Hills Have Eyes (1977), the horror comedy The People Under the Stairs (1991), and psychological thriller Red Eye (2005). His other notable films include Swamp Thing (1982), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), Shocker (1989), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), and Music of the Heart (1999).

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Wes Craven

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