George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017)
Both the Los Angeles Times and Variety are reporting movie maestro
George A. Romero died today of lung cancer. The writer/director is
known for his Night of the Living Dead franchise.
Linda Denise Blair was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
Actress Linda Blair played the demon possessed Regan in The
Exorcist (1973). The role earned her a Golden Globe Award for
Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination. In
1977, she reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic.
She became a child model at age six. In 1970, at the age of ten,
she made her big screen debut in The Way We Live Now.
John Howard Carpenter was born in Los Angeles, California.
Director John Carpenter is known for his horror, thriller and science fiction
films such as 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.
From left: John Carpenter with Jamie Lee Curtis on the set of
Halloween.
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