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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Wes Craven Biography (1939-)
Full name, Wesley Earl Craven; born August 2, 1939, in Cleveland, OH; son ofPaul and Caroline (maiden name, Miller) Craven; married Bonnie Susan Broecker, June 1964 (divorced, 1970); married Millicent Eleanor Meyer (a flight attendant), July 25, 1982 (divorced, 1985); children: (first marriage) Jonathan Christian (an actor), Jessica (an actress). Addresses: Office: Craven/Maddalena Films, 11846 Ventura Blvd., Suite 208, Studio City, CA 91604.; Agent:ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, editor, cinematographer, screenwriter
- Birth Details
- August 2, 1939
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Assistant producer, director, and cinematographer, Together (alsoknown as Sensual Paradise), New Line Cinema, 1971
- Editor, You've Got to Walk It like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat, JER Pictures, 1971
- Director and editor, It Happened in Hollywood, Screw Film, 1972
- Director and editor, Last House on the Left (also known as GrimCompany,
Krug and Company,
Night of Vengeance, and SexCrime of the Century), American International Pictures, 1972
- Editor, The Carhops (also known as California Drive-In Girls and Kitty Can't Help It), 1974
- Director and editor, The Hills Have Eyes (also known as Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes), Castle Hill, 1978
- Director, Deadly Blessing, United Artists, 1981
- Director, Swamp Thing, Avco Embassy, 1982
- Director, A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line Cinema, 1984
- Director and editor, The Hills Have Eyes II, VTC, 1985
- Director, Deadly Friend, Warner Bros., 1986
- Executive producer, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, New Line Cinema, 1987
- Director, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Universal, 1988
- Director and executive producer, Shocker (also known as Shocker: No More Mr. Nice Guy), Universal, 1989
- Director and executive producer, The People under the Stairs (alsoknown as Wes Craven's The People under the Stairs), Universal, 1991
- Director and executive producer, Wes Craven's New Nightmare (alsoknown as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 7 and New Nightmare),New Line Cinema, 1994
- Director, Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn), Paramount, 1995
- Executive producer, The Outpost (also known as Mind Ripper,
Wes Craven Presents Mind Ripper, and Wes Craven's "The Mindripper"), 1995
- Director, Scream, Miramax/Dimension Films, 1996
- Director, Scream 2, Miramax/Dimension Films, 1997
- Executive producer, Wishmaster (also known as Wes Craven's Wishmaster), Live Film and Mediaworks, 1997
- Executive producer, Carnival of Souls (also known as Wes CravenPresents "Carnival of Souls"), Trimark Pictures, 1998
- Director, Music of the Heart, Miramax, 1999
- Director, Scream 3, Dimension Films, 2000
- Executive producer, Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001 and Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000), Dimension Films, 2000
- Director, Cursed, Dimension Films, 2004
- Codirector of the film Tales to Tear Your Heart Out; executive producer of Laurel Canyon.
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (documentary), Media Home Entertainment, 1986
- Man neighbor, Shocker (also known as Shocker: No More Mr. NiceGuy), Universal, 1989
- Himself, Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Edition (documentary), Drive-In Cinema, 1993
- Himself, Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also known as A Nightmareon Elm Street, Part 7 and New Nightmare), New Line Cinema, 1994
- Dr. Arnold, The Fear (also known as Morty), A-Pix Entertainment, 1995
- (Uncredited) Fred the janitor, Scream, Miramax/Dimension Films, 1996
- (Uncredited) Man at hospital, Scream 2, Miramax/Dimension Films, 1997
- Himself, Unmasking the Horror, 1998
- Himself, Welcome to Primetime (documentary), New Line Home Video,1999
- Himself, Behind the "Scream" (documentary short film), Dimension Home Video, 2000
- Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, Phaedra Cinema, 2000
- (Uncredited) Man with video camera on studio tour, Scream 3, Dimension Films, 2000
- Himself, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dimension Films, 2001
- Himself, It's Only a Movie: The Making of "Last House on the Left"(documentary), MGM/UA Home Entertainment, 2002
- Himself, Celluloid Crime of the Century (documentary short film),2003
- Himself, Looking Back at "The Hills Have Eyes" (documentary), Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2003
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer, The People Next Door, CBS, 1989
- Creator and executive producer, Nightmare Cafe, NBC, 1992
- Executive producer, Hollyweird, Fox, 1998
- Producer, Project Greenlight, HBO, 2001
- Executive producer, Kamelot, UPN, 2003
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Movies
- Director, Stranger in Our House (also known as Summer of Fear), NBC, 1978
- Producer, Kent State, 1981
- Director, Invitation to Hell, ABC, 1984
- Director, Chiller, CBS, 1985
- Director and executive producer, Night Visions (also known as Nightmare Cafe and Chameleon Blue), NBC, 1990
- Director, "The Gas Station," John Carpenter Presents Body Bags, Showtime, 1993
- Director, Wes Craven Presents Mind Ripper: Live in Horror, Die in Fear (also known as The Outpost), HBO, 1995
- Executive producer, Don't Look Down (also known as Wes Craven Presents Don't Look Down), ABC, 1998
- Executive producer, Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies, HBO, 1999
- Executive producer, They Shoot Divas, Don't They, VH1, 2002
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Pilots
- Producer, Hollyweird, Fox, 1998
- Executive producer, Kamelot, UPN, 2003
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "A Little Peace and Quiet," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- "Word Play," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- "Shatterday," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- "Chameleon," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- "Her Pilgrim Soul," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- "Dealer's Choice," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- "Casebusters," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
- "The Road Less Traveled," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
- "Aliens Ate My Lunch," Nightmare Cafe, 1992
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Himself, A-Z of Horror (also known as Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror; documentary), BBC, 1997
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Movies
- Pasty-faced man, "The Gas Station," John Carpenter Presents Body Bags (also known as Body Bags and John Carpenter Presents "Mind Games"), Showtime, 1993
- Counselor, Shadow Zone: The Undead Express, Showtime, 1996
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Specials
- Himself, Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies, syndicated, 1992
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Halloween!, CBS, 1994
- Interviewee, Anatomy of Horror, UPN, 1995
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Halloween Homes, HGTV, 1998
- Himself, Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (also known as Dial H Hitchcock: The Genius Behind the Showman and Dian H for Hitchcock; documentary), TCM, 1999
- Himself, The American Scream (documentary; also known as The American Nightmare), Independent Film Channel, 2000
- Himself, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, IndependentFilm Channel, 2001
- Himself, Scream: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2001
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Intimate Portrait: Linda Blair (documentary), Lifetime, 2001
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Tales of Edgar Allen Poe, The Learning Channel, 2001
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Masters of Horror (documentary), 2002
- Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Heroes & Villains (also knownas AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest ScreenCharacters), CBS, 2003
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The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Bravo, 2004
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Episodic
- Caged man, "Children's Zoo," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
- "Fear in the Dark" (documentary), A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
- Terrance Sterling, "The Pigeon," Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 2000
- Himself, Exposure, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
- Himself, "Storytime," The Chris Isaak Show, Showtime, 2001
- Himself, "Poe's Tales of Terror," Great Books, The Learning Channel, 2001
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Super Secret Movie Rules, VH1, 2004
- Also appeared as himself, Project Greenlight, HBO.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Last House on the Left (also known as Grim Company,
Krugand Company,
Night of Vengeance, and Sex Crime of the Century), American International Pictures, 1972
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The Hills Have Eyes (also known as Wes Craven's The Hills HaveEyes), Castle Hill, 1978
- (With Glenn M. Benest and Matthew Barr) Deadly Blessing, United Artists, 1981
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Swamp Thing, Avco Embassy, 1982
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A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Line Cinema, 1984
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The Hills Have Eyes II, VTC, 1985
- (With Bruce Wagner, Chuck Russell, and Frank Darabont) A Nightmare onElm Street 3: Dream Warriors (based on a story by Craven and Wagner), NewLine Cinema, 1987
- (Coauthor) Flowers in the Attic, New World, 1987
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Shocker (also known as Shocker: No More Mr. Nice Guy), Universal, 1989
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The People under the Stairs (also known as Wes Craven's The People under the Stairs), Universal, 1991
- (With Michael DeLuca) Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (based ona story by Rachel Talalay), New Line Cinema, 1991
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 7), New Line Cinema, 1994
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Television Movies
- (With Richard Rothstein) Invitation to Hell, ABC, 1984
- (With J. D. Feigelson) Chiller, CBS, 1985
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Night Visions (also known as Nightmare Cafe and Chameleon Blue), NBC, 1990
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Television Pilots
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Twilight Zone, CBS, 1985
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Nightmare Cafe, NBC, 1992
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Television Episodes
- "Fay & Ivy," Nightmare Cafe, 1992
- "Aliens Ate My Lunch," Nightmare Cafe, 1992
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Song Lyrics
- Wrote lyrics for Nightmare Cafe.
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Books
- (With Bruce Wagner) Dream Warriors, Abdo and Daughters, 1992
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A Nightmare on Elm Street, Abdo and Daughters, 1992
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The Fountain Society (novel), Simon & Schuster, 1998
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 6, Gale, 1991, Volume25, 1998
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996
- Muir, John Kenneth, Wes Craven: The Art of Horror, McFarland &Co., 1998
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Newsmakers 1997, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1997
- Robb, Brian J., Screams & Nightmares: The Films of Wes Craven,Overlook Press, 1999
Periodicals
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DGA Magazine, December/January, 1998
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Newsweek, December 15, 1997, p. 70
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New York Times, January 2, 1997
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People Weekly, November 13, 1989, p. 161
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Rolling Stone, October 6, 1988, p. 91
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Time, September 5, 1988, p. 66
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Times (London), August 30, 1985
Electronic
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Wes Craven Official Site, http://www.wescraven.com/, April 23, 2004
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