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Dubbed the "Grandfather of Zombies," Pittsburgh-based independent filmmaker George A. Romero was a pivotal figure in the development of the contemporary horror film and the progenitor of the zombie apocalypse subgenre. Beginning with his first feature, "Night of the Living Dead" (1968), Romero not only upped the ante on explicit screen violence ...
Jul 16, 2017 · George A. Romero, who launched the zombie film genre with his 1968 “ Night of the Living Dead ,” died on Sunday, Variety has confirmed. He was 77. The director died in his sleep following a ...
Jul 17, 2017 · Romero, in a hardscrabble, mostly outside-the-industry career, made a number of other films, a handful of them pretty good, like “Martin” (1978), the story of a kid who wants to be a vampire ...
Jul 17, 2017 · Legendary filmmaker George A. Romero, best known for directing the classic horror movie, Night of the Living Dead, has died.He was 77. Romero's death was confirmed by his manager, Chris Roe, in a ...
Feb 13, 2007 · Romero, George A. b. February 4, 1940, New York, New York, USA. d. July 16, 2017, Toronto, Canada. Though typically associated with certain low-budget products of the horror genre, George A. Romero remains an important but neglected figure in American independent cinema. Working largely outside the realm of the mainstream studio system, Romero ...
Box office. $30,236,452 ( est.) [a] Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, written by Romero and John Russo, produced by Russell Streiner and Karl Hardman, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven people trapped in a farmhouse in rural ...
Jul 16, 2017 · George Romero was an icon who created a cinematic universe of loosely affiliated sequels forty years before that was a thing RIP to a genius — Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) July 16, 2017.
