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Val Lewton (May 7, 1904 – March 14, 1951) was a Ukrainian-American novelist, film producer and screenwriter best known for a string of low-budget horror films he produced for RKO Pictures in the 1940s.
Oct 19, 2021 · Bill Ryan celebrates the nine horror films that Val Lewton produced for RKO between 1942 and 1946, like The Seventh Victim and Cat People.
Val Lewton (1904-1951) was a Russian-born American filmmaker who made many famous and well-respected B-movies, such as Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, and The Body Snatcher. He also wrote novels, stories, and screenplays under various pseudonyms, and worked as a story editor for David O. Selznick.
Nov 11, 2022 · Let's explore the strange but highly influential filmography of RKO Studios' head of horror, the legendary producer Val Lewton.
Oct 4, 2019 · A tribute to the producer of RKO's classic horror films, who created haunting images and pathos-filled moments with limited resources. Learn about his background, his collaborations, and his legacy in this essay by Alexander Nemerov.
Nov 26, 2020 · That’s the case with Val Lewton, a legendary producer who developed a reputation for creating A-movie horror on a B-movie budget by leaning into implied and suggestive horror amidst...
Val Lewton. Producer: The Body Snatcher. Born in Russian Empire in 1904, Lewton moved with his mother and sister to Berlin in 1906, then to USA in 1909.
