“a personal vision based on the shocks and fears that define our modern lives.”
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Wes Craven
Wesley Earl Craven 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.
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entertainment · American filmmaker (1939–2015) · film screenwriter · film producer · screenwriter · actor · camera operator · television director · television producer · film editor · film actor · director · also Wes Craven, Wesley Earl Craven, Wesley Craven, Craven
Born 2 August 1939 · Died 30 August 2015 · Q223992
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2026· 2 entries
Yahoo: 5 Best Wes Craven Horror Movies, Ranked
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo: “Scream 7” Director Honors Late Wes Craven as Sequel Begins Filming: He 'Was on My Mind Through It All'
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2024· 5 entries
collider: Wes Craven Teamed Up With the Star of 'The Exorcist' in This Witchy Horror
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The Guardian: A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40: Wes Craven’s horror still causes sleepless nights
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The Guardian: Red Eye: Wes Craven’s flight from hell is piloted brilliantly from start to end
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The Cheat Sheet: Wes Craven Thought Johnny Depp ‘Can’t Act’ Before Casting Him for Breakthrough Role
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The Guardian: Mark Kermode on… director Wes Craven, who made horror ‘a positive force in a world filled with fear’
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2023· 1 entry
Game Rant: Wes Craven Produced One of the Worst Vampire Horror Movies Ever Made
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2022· 2 entries
The Guardian: The Last House on the Left at 50: Wes Craven’s shock horror retains its power
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bleedingcool: Cursed Is Latest Wes Craven Film Coming To Blu-ray From Scream Factory
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2021· 1 entry
People: 'Scream' Director Wes Craven Was Almost 'Fired' Over Drew Barrymore's Iconic Opening Scene
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2016· 1 entry
The Guardian: Wes Craven: Academy pays tribute at the 2016 Oscars
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2015· 11 entries
The Guardian: The Girl in the Photographs review - Wes Craven's last movie is horrible tribute
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The Guardian: Wes Craven's brutal truths about sex, death and childhood
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The Guardian: Wes Craven: Hollywood pays tribute to horror maestro
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The Guardian: Wes Craven obituary
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The Guardian: Wes Craven: the mainstream horror maestro inspired by Ingmar Bergman
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The Guardian: Wes Craven reinvented horror three times: cinema looks scary without him
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The Guardian: Wes Craven: professional scaremonger who rewrote his own horror rules
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The Guardian: Wes Craven, master of Hollywood horror, dies aged 76 – video report
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Died 2015-08-30.
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Aged 76, Craven died of a brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles
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With their final collaboration being Scream 4 (2011)
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2012· 1 entry
The New York City Horror Film Festival awarded Craven the Lifetime Achievement Award
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2010· 2 entries
Craven took an unusual step by branching out from his longtime creative circle—including producer Marianne Maddalena, assistant director Nick Mastandrea, production designer Bruce Miller, editor Patrick Lussier, post-pro
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Joined Audubon California's board of directors
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2004· 2 entries
The two later divorced, with Wes Craven stating in interviews that the marriage dissolved after he discovered it "was no longer anything but a sham." In 2004, Craven married Iya Labunka; she frequently worked as a producer on Craven's films.
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Craven married Iya Labunka; she frequently worked as a producer on Craven's films
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1997· 1 entry
The Gérardmer Film Festival granted him the Grand Prize for the slasher film Scream
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1996· 1 entry
Following the massive success of Scream—during which Maddalena famously discovered the iconic Ghostface mask while location scouting—the pair formalized their collaboration by founding Craven/Maddalena Films
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1995· 1 entry
Was honored by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films with the Life Career Award, for his accomplishments in the horror genre
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1994· 2 entries
"Harry was a fantastic film editor and producer of industrials
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“Harry was a fantastic film editor and producer of industrials. He taught me the Chapin method [of editing]:”
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1986· 1 entry
Craven was introduced by producer Bob Sherman to Marianne Maddalena, who began working as his assistant
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1984· 2 entries
Craven married a woman who became known professionally as actress Mimi Craven
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Craven achieved mainstream success with A Nightmare on Elm Street, which launched the career of Johnny Depp
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1977· 1 entry
Craven won the critics award at the Sitges Film Festival for his horror film The Hills Have Eyes
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1939· 1 entry
Born 1939-08-02.
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