David Cronenberg
Film director
1943 –
Who is David Cronenberg?
David Paul Cronenberg, OC OOnt FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the psychological is typically intertwined with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction, although his work has since expanded beyond these genres. He has been called "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world."
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- Born
- Mar 15, 1943
Toronto - Also known as
- David Paul Cronenberg
- King of Venereal Horror
- Baron of Blood
- David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Margaret Hindson
(1970 - 1977) - Carolyn Zeifman
(1979 - )
- Margaret Hindson
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Canadians of Dutch descent
- Germans
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Toronto
- Harbord Collegiate Institute
- Lived in
- Toronto
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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