Historical Figure
George A. Romero
b. 1940
American filmmaker (1940–2017)
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Birth
1940 February 4, 1940 →Biography
George Andrew Romero was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor and actor. Regarded as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre and in particular zombie films, he has been called an "icon" and the "father of the zombie film". The first half of his Night of the Living Dead series—Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), and Day of the Dead (1985)—are considered three of the best and most influential horror films ever made, and were major contributors to the image of the zombie in modern culture.
Timeline
Der Horrorfilm Die Nacht der lebenden Toten (The Night of the Living Dead) von George A. Romero erscheint erstmals in den US-amerikanischen Kinos. Der Film avanciert zum Kultfilm und wird in der Folge in die Filmsammlung des Museum of Modern Art aufgenommen.
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