George A. Romero Biography (1940-)

Full name, George Andrew Romero; born February 4, 1940, in Bronx, NY; father,a commercial artist; married Nancy (an advertising executive; some sources says a costume designer), 1971 (divorced, 1978); married Christine Forrest (anactress, producer, director, and casting director), 1981; children: (first marriage) Cam. Addresses: Agent: Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Suite 202, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, cinematographer, film editor, writer
Birth Details: February 4, 1940; Bronx, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director, The Man from the Meteor (short film), 1954
Director, Gorilla (short film), 1954
Director, Earthbottom (short film), 1954
Director, Curly (short film), 1958
Director, Slant (short film), 1958
Director, Expostulations (short film), c. 1960
Director, camera operator, and editor, Night of the Living Dead (also known as Night of Anubis and Night of the Flesh Eaters), Continental, 1968
Director, camera operator, and editor, There's Always Vanilla(also known as The Affair), Cambist, 1972
Director, camera operator, and editor, The Crazies (also known asCode Name: Trixie and The Mad People), Cambist, 1973
Director, camera operator, and editor, Hungry Wives (also known asJack's Wife and Season of the Witch), Latent Image, 1973
Director and editor, Martin, Libra, 1977
Director, editor (with Kenneth Davidow), and composer for director'scut, Dawn of the Dead (also known as Dawn of the Living Dead, Zombi, Zombie: Dawn of the Dead, and Zombies), United Film, 1979
Director and editor (with Pasquale Buba), Knightriders, United Film, 1981
Producer and director; also editor of the segment "Something to Tide YouOver," Creepshow, Warner Bros., 1982
Director, Day of the Dead, United Film, 1985
Director, Monkey Shines (also known as Ella and Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear), Orion, 1988
Director, "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar," Due occhi diabolici (also known as Two Evil Eyes), 1990
Executive producer, Night of the Living Dead (remake), 1990
Executive producer and director, The Dark Half, Orion, 1993
Director, Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1999
Director, Bruiser, Lions Gate Films, 2000
Director, The Ill, 2001
Director, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, 2001
Film Appearances
Washington reporter, Night of the Living Dead (also known as Night of Anubis and Night of the Flesh Eaters), Continental, 1968
Television director, Dawn of the Dead (also known as Dawn of the Living Dead, Zombi, Zombie: Dawn of the Dead, and Zombies), United Film, 1979
Father Howard, Martin, Libra, 1979
Zombie with scarf, Day of the Dead, United Film, 1985
Himself, Scream Greats Vol. 1: Tom Savini Master of Horror Make-up(also known as Scream Greats, Vol. 1), 1986

Gromero, Lot swierkowej gesi (also known as Flight of the Spruce Goose), 1987
Himself, Drive-In Madness! (also known as Screen Scaries),1987
Himself, Lightning over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy, 1988
Document of the Dead, 1989
FBI agent in Memphis, The Silence of the Lambs, 1991
Himself, The American Nightmare (documentary), 2001
Television Work
Series
Creator and executive producer, Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1984-85
Producer of The Winners, a series of sports documentaries.
Specials
Executive producer, Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1983
Episodic
Director of episodes of the series Tales from the Darkside, syndicated.
Television Appearances
Specials
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies, 1992
Masters of Fantasy: John Carpenter, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
RECORDINGS
Videos
Director, Scream (music video by the Misfits), 1999
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Night of the Living Dead (also known as Night of Anubis andNight of the Flesh Eaters), Continental, 1968
The Crazies (also known as Code Name: Trixie and The MadPeople), Cambist, 1973
Hungry Wives (also known as Jack's Wife and Season of the Witch), Latent Image, 1973
Martin, Libra, 1977, novelization (with Susanna Sparrow) publishedby Stein & Day (New York City), 1977
Dawn of the Dead (also known as Dawn of the Living Dead, Zombi, Zombie: Dawn of the Dead, and Zombies), United Film, 1979, novelization (with Sparrow) published by St. Martin's (New York City), 1979
Knightriders, United Film, 1981
Day of the Dead, United Film, 1985
Creepshow 2 (based on stories by Stephen King), New World, 1987
Monkey Shines (also known as Ella and Monkey Shines: AnExperiment in Fear; based on a novel by Michael Stewart), Orion, 1988
"The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar," Due occhi diabolici (alsoknown as Two Evil Eyes), 1990
"Cat from Hell" (based on a story by King), in Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, Paramount, 1990
Night of the Living Dead (remake), 1990
The Dark Half (based on a novel by King), Orion, 1993
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1999
Bruiser, Lions Gate Films, 2000
The Ill, 2001
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, 2001
Television Specials
Tales from the Darkside, 1983
Television Episodes
Author of episodes of the series Tales from the Darkside, syndicated.
Other Writings
The short story "Clay" was anthologized in Modern Masters of Horror, edited by Frank Coffey.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, April, 1997, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.

Periodicals:

Total Film, pp. 76-80.

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