[19], Craven frequently collaborated with Sean S. Cunningham. Wes Craven has been died on Aug 30, 2015 (age 76). The film, which sparked the phenomenal trilogy, was the winner of MTV's 1996 Best Movie Award and grossed more than $100 million domestically, as did Scream 2 (1997). Rumoured to have named his onscreen horror creation Freddy Kruger for a boy who used to bully him in high school. His first hit was with 'The Hills Have Eyes in 1977. Certainly the deepest horror, as far as I'm concerned, is what happens to your body at your own hands and others. I've always felt like [Scream's] Sidney or [A Nightmare on Elm Street's] Nancy could never go back to that state of mind that they were in before, but that's the life of a warrior, and in a sense, there are no more civilians anymore. They're a very thin slice of me. They have also lived in Walterboro, SC and Green Pond, SC. I like to address the fears of my culture. A Nightmare on Elm Street, for example, dealt with the consequences of dreams in real life. Wes Craven Net Worth $40 Million Wesley Earl Craven was born on August 2, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He was known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor and satire. His mother's judgmental influence caused him to be too terrified to talk to a girl until he was at college and lead him to marry, in his opinion, too young, and arguably contributed to the angry, bleak themes of his early films. And though he did not direct any of its five sequels, he deconstructed the genre a decade later, writing and directing the audacious Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), which was nominated as Best Feature at the 1995 Independent Spirit Awards, and introduced the concept of self-reflexive genre films to the world.In 1996 Craven reached a new level of success with the release of Scream (1996). But most of the people I run into who loved it are surprised that I made it. He was a teacher and University professor before he began film making. Now, I don't know whether you can get a big audience with films that abstruse, but you can in horror if you scare the shit out of them about every eight minutes. Horror films are not me, or they're not all of me. Pinterest. A college teacher with a graduate degree in Philosophy, he changed careers in the late 1960s and became a production assistant in film. He was 76. Wes Craven (Wesley Earl Craven) director, producer, screenwriter Born: 8/2/1939 Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio A humanities professor turned horror-film maker, he is best known for creating the Nightmare on Elm Street series, which features Freddie Krueger, a killer with razor-like talons who stalks small-town teenagers in their dreams. More. [41], Throughout his career, Craven was nominated for and won numerous awards, including multiple Saturn Awards and several film festival honors. WES CRAVEN. He said, 'You're a fundamentalist, you must have demons rattling around. In his biography, Wes Craven: The Man and His Nightmares, writer and frequent Fangoria contributor John Wooley explores the roots of Craven's career condemnation. [17] Craven's first feature film as director was The Last House on the Left, which was released in 1972. In a statement, Craven… In 1982, Craven married a woman who became known professionally as actress Mimi Craven. Profiled in "Hollywood Horror from the Director's Chair: Six Filmmakers in the Franchise of Fear" by Simon Wilkinson (McFarland, 2008). Wes Craven Biography. [19] Finally, based on advice from a friend about the ease of filming in the Nevada deserts, Craven began to write a new horror film based on that locale. November 10, 2020 04:38 PM Advertisement. Craven moved into the building where his friend Steve Chapin lived at 136 Hicks St. in Brooklyn Heights. In 1986 Wes directed seven episodes of 'The Twilight Zone' and made his acing debut in one of them. "[31] In 2004, Craven married Iya Labunka; she frequently worked as a producer on Craven's films. The Master of Horror as he is called due to his contribution, success and the cultural impact he made in the Genre. However, many don't realize the strange, X-rated route he took to get there. Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences ... Born: August 2, 1939 Died: August 30, 2015 (age 76) He is best known for creating the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise (1984–2010), featuring the characters Freddy Krueger and Nancy Thompson, and the Scream franchise (1996–2011), featuring Ghostface and Sidney Prescott. It was something that I was really drawn to. [32] His favorite films included Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Virgin Spring (1960) and Red River (1948). [February 2013]. Biography. [15], Recalling his early training, Craven said in 1994, "Harry was a fantastic film editor and producer of industrials. Wes Craven … In Craven's debut feature, The Last House on the Left, Cunningham served as producer. Although the game won About Game's Bronze Medal award for Interactive Fiction when the prototype was demonstrated at the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Atlanta, the game was never completed, due to the financial failure of the game's publisher. [33] Craven was an atheist. [24][35] [24], In Scream, the characters frequently reference horror films similar to their situations, and at one point, Billy Loomis tells his girlfriend that life is just a big movie. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Wes Craven earned a B.A. He began working in the film industry as a sound editor. Eddie (Murphy) didn't want to be funny. 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His first feature film was The Last House on the Left (1972), which he wrote, directed, and edited. When he was 10 years old, he looked out the window of the apartment he lived in and a drunk man dressed similar to Freddy was looking directly at him and continued to stay there looking at the window for several minutes. It seems like all the powerful people on earth just want to build condos and knock down all the trees... As somebody once said with wonderful succinctness, the golf course is man's boot on the neck of nature. It's harrowing. He had a highly dysfunctional relationship with his parents, mainly having been raised by his severe, hyper-religious mother, whom he never allowed to watch his films, and never having a close relationship with his distant, violent-tempered father. Craven's final film was Scream 4 (2011). [39] The tenth episode of the horror series Scream was dedicated in his memory. Erica Sterne fathertimethemovie@gmail.com, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, (1964 - Authored newspaper article about his current, off-the-set downtime entitled "Retirement: Scarier Than Freddy Krueger" in NYTimes. 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He nearly turned down the option to direct the hit, Directed a documentary about former president. Craven was a Humanities Professor at Clarkson College, also in Potsdam. Wes Craven talking about his feature debut as a writer-director, "Last House on the Left" (1972): "The way I was raised, which was basically as a law-abiding, Bible-following person, a lot of the rage and wildness is kept out from your conscious mind," Mr. Craven says. He gained a degree in writing and philosophy, became a professor of English and made a film, 'Mission Impossible' with his students. American author, film maker and screen writer known for his horror films "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream." As a young man Craven attended Wheaton College, where he majored in English, and later graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with a Psychology degree. In retrospect, it's usually pretty easy to look at horror movies and see the influences of the time. His daughter, Jessica Craven, is part of the singing trio The Chapin Sisters, along with Tom Chapin's other two daughters. His parents were Paul Craven and Coraline Miller (Craven after marriage). [34], Craven died of a brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles on August 30, 2015, four weeks after his 76th birthday. He was allowed to watch Disney cartoons, however. He had a midwestern suburban upbringing. "[18] Ultimately the movie was screened much more widely than he assumed, leaving him ostracized due to the content of the film. Starting as a messenger he became an assistant editor to Sean Cunningham, who later made 'Friday the 13th, and gave Wes the chance to write and direct his first film, 'The House on the Left' in 1972. No evidence the film was ever completed or released. See Wes Craven's age, phone number, house address, email address, social media accounts, public records, and check for criminal records on Spokeo. [15] Craven expected the film to be shown at only a few theaters, which according to him "gave me a freedom to be outrageous, and to go into areas that normally I wouldn't have gone into, and not worry about my family hearing about it, or being crushed. Wes Craven Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest Wes Craven photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold vision.Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Caroline (Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven. You have a responsibility to really help the [horror] genre grow, 'cause there's no limit to how profound it can become. Director who introduced the world to the terrifying Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series and redefined the horror genre with his semi-satirical horror/comedy Scream films. Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American filmmaker, actor, and novelist. You utterly panic. Donated to the Planned Parenthood/Dream Catchers Foundation charity a auction ten-minute personal phone call and two premiere tickets to his next motion picture. The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes), Children in his films are often deformed or brutally murdered, often by the main villain, Often features himself in his own films, even if uncredited, In contrast to the brutal, violent content of most of his films, he was renown for his calm, soft-spoken demeanor. And also kind of soap opera-ish. On August 30th of 2015, Craven sadly passed away at age 76 from brain cancer and is currently being celebrated in a slew of tributes. Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Caroline (Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven. 1969) ( divorced) ( 2 children). [11][12] He was raised in a strict Baptist family. You enter the theater and pay your money to have the fears that are already in you when you go into a theater dealt with and put into a narrative. It doesn't matter what that job is, you get your foot in the door. And the reason they do that is they've never seen anything like it. Date of Birth: August 2, 1939. Everything is so short-term, so dependent on the whim of public taste and business things you have no control over, like how the economy is going, and how well your film is distributed, or what ad campaign they come up with, or even what the title is. [17], Craven designed the Halloween 2008 logo for Google[28] and was the second celebrity personality to take over the YouTube homepage on Halloween. And being the exploitative bastard that I am as a director, I said "do you mind if we use that?". [17], Craven created Coming of Rage, a five-issue comic book series, with 30 Days of Night writer Steve Niles. There is rage in my films, but it's a complete matrix. [45] In 1997, the Gérardmer Film Festival granted him the Grand Prize for the slasher film Scream. He even gave Bruce Willis his first featured role in an episode of TV's mid-80's edition of The Twilight Zone. Wes Craven Net Worth According to Trend Celeb Now, Wes Craven's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & much more details has been updated below. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Wes Craven (2 Aug 1939–30 Aug 2015), Find a Grave Memorial no. Send Text Message Print. Wes born under the Leo horoscope as Wes's birth date is August 2. This scared him, so, later on, he decided this will be the look for Freddy. The marriage ended in 1970. [March 2006]. But the narrative form puts these fears into a manageable series of events. NEWS: Wes Craven, the prolific writer-director who startled audiences with iconic suburban slashers such as Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, has died at age 76. Craven later cast Sharon Stone in her first starring role for his film Deadly Blessing. Much of the book has been written around a single interview between Wooley and Craven (early attention is given to Craven's overly religious childhood and, at one point, Craven compares Baptists to vacuum salesmen). Based the story of ''A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)'' on a news report about a group of young men who died in their sleep during horrific nightmares despite having no history of health problems and showing no specific cause of death. Developed the "evil house" premise for the computer game "Wes Craven's Principles of Fear." Find Wes Craven's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. You have to be aware of what the audience's expectations are, and then you have to pervert them, basically, and hit them upside the head from a direction they weren't looking. They release it. [15] He additionally taught at Madrid-Waddington High School in Madrid, New York. They can distort the reality of violence in a way that makes it seem very attractive; they can show the Dionysian side, which is a whole orgiastic, cruel thing, getting off on the suffering of other people. He spent his early career making pornographic films under fake names. And I think right now, with the post-9-11 world and Iraq, creative people are almost being goaded to look at things in the strongest way possible. He had an undergraduate degree in English and psychology from Wheaton College in Illinois and a master's degree in philosophy and writing from Johns Hopkins University. [4][5] Due to the success and cultural impact[6] of his works, Craven has been called a "Master of Horror".[3][7][8][9][10]. [25] Craven stated in interviews that he received calls from agents telling him that if he left that scene in, he would never work again. 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