SANDY KOZEL

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999)

John Howard Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York.

John Carpenter is known for his horror, thriller and science fiction films. His
filmography includes The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986),
Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981) and Starman (1984). He
made short horror films on 8mm before high school. He was enrolled at the
University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, but dropped
out.

Ross Simpson

Steven Allan Spielberg is 69 years old today.

Spielberg reportedly charged friends and family to watch the 8mm adventure films
he made growing up. His 1968 short film Amblin’ inspired the name of his future production company Amblin Entertainment.

Tim Maguire

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is having her 53rd birthday today.

Foster graduated from Yale’s prestigious theater program magna cum laude
in 1985 and received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Yale in
1997.

1991

Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015)

LOS ANGELES (AP) –  Wes Craven, the prolific writer-director who thrilled
audiences with iconic and bloody suburban slashers like "Nightmare on Elm
Street" and "Scream" that made his name synonymous with horror, has died.

In a statement, Craven’s family said that he died in his Los Angeles home
Sunday, surrounded by family, after battling brain cancer.

A prolific writer, director and editor, Craven is credited with reinventing the
teen horror genre with the 1984 release of "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
starring a then-unknown Johnny Depp.