George A. Romero

Directing

Born: 1940-02-04

Died: 2017-07-16

From: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Height: 194.00 m

Popularity: 1

Also Known As

George Andrew Romero乔治·A·罗梅罗George A. Romero

Biography

George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical zombie films, including the seminal "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and "Dawn of the Dead" (1978). Throughout his career he primarily worked in the horror genre and directed several notable films outside of the zombie subgenre, including vampire film "Martin" (1977) and EC Comics homage "Creepshow" (1982).

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement

2015

🏆 Won

Sitges Grand Honorary Award

2007

🏆 Won

Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay award

Monkey Shines

1988

🏆 Won

Sitges Film Festival Best Director award

Monkey Shines

1988

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

George A. Romero

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 0 nominated

Acting64 titles

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

The Silence of the Lambs

The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead

E! True Hollywood Story

Dead Eyes Open

Flight of the Spruce Goose

Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero

Icons

Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects

Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists

Phineas and Ferb

Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary

Masters of Horror

Night of the Living Dead

After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking

Dawn of the Dead

Nightmare Factory

A History of Horror

Day of the Dead

Chronicles of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead

Martin

The Many Days of Day of the Dead

The American Nightmare

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

Birth of the Living Dead

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

A Fish Story

Document of the Dead

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

Land of the Dead

Drive-In Madness!

Doc of the Dead

Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'

Zombiemania

The Amusement Park

The Crazies

The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'

The Dark Half

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments

Why Horror?

Diary of the Dead

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

Iron City Asskickers

Deadtime Stories

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Autopsy of the Dead

Walking After Midnight: The Making of "Survival of the Dead"

Under the Scares

Night of the Living Steelers

When Shaun Met George

An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines

Michael Powell

George Romero & the City of the Living Dead

Making of Biohazard 2 TV-CM

Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead

Making Martin: A Recounting

Directing24 titles

BIOHAZARD 2 TV-CM

Night of the Living Dead

Dawn of the Dead

Day of the Dead

Creepshow

Martin

Land of the Dead

Monkey Shines

Knightriders