1. Wesley Earl Craven was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
24 Facts About Wes Craven
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Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor.
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Wes Craven has been recognized as one of the masters of the horror genre.
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Wes Craven directed the first four films in the Scream franchise.
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Wes Craven directed cult classics The Last House on the Left and The Hills Have Eyes, the horror comedy The People Under the Stairs, and psychological thriller Red Eye.
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Wes Craven received several accolades across his career, which includes a Scream Award, a Sitges Film Festival Award, a Fangoria Chainsaw Award, and nominations for a Saturn Award.
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Wes Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Caroline and Paul Eugene Wes Craven.
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From 1957 to 1963 Wes Craven earned an undergraduate degree in English and psychology from Wheaton College in Illinois.
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Wes Craven taught at Madrid-Waddington High School in Madrid, New York.
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Wes Craven moved into the building where his friend Steve Chapin lived at 136 Hicks St in Brooklyn Heights.
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Wes Craven had a letter published in the July 19,1968, edition of Life praising the periodical's coverage of contemporary rock music and offbeat performers such as Frank Zappa.
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Wes Craven left the academic world for the more lucrative role of pornographic film director.
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Finally, based on advice from a friend about the ease of filming in the Nevada deserts, Wes Craven began to write a new horror film based on that locale.
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Wes Craven had a hand in launching actor Johnny Depp's career by casting him in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Depp's first major film role.
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Wes Craven designed the Halloween 2008 logo for Google and was the second celebrity personality to take over the YouTube homepage on Halloween.
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Wes Craven created Coming of Rage, a five-issue comic book series, with 30 Days of Night writer Steve Niles.
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Wes Craven's works tend to explore the breakdown of family structures, the nature of dreams and reality, and often feature black humor and satirical elements.
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Several of Wes Craven's films are characterized by abusive familial relationships such as The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The People Under the Stairs, and others.
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Wes Craven tended to employ cinematographers Peter Deming, Mark Irwin and Jacques Haitkin on his films.
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Wes Craven often used a number of the same actors on his projects including Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Robert Englund, Michael Berryman, Heather Langenkamp, and David Hess.
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In 1984, Wes Craven married a woman who became known professionally as actress Mimi Wes Craven.
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Wes Craven died of a brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles on August 30,2015, aged 76.
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The first scholarly collection of work dedicated to Wes Craven was published by Edinburgh University Press in July 2023.
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In 1977, Wes Craven won the critics award at the Sitges Film Festival for his horror film The Hills Have Eyes.