Wes Craven
Film director
1939 –
Who is Wes Craven?
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor known for his work on horror films, particularly slasher films. He is the creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and also co-wrote A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Bruce Wagner, featuring the Freddy Krueger character. Craven also directed the entire Scream series, featuring Ghostface. Some of his other films include, The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, The Serpent and the Rainbow, The People Under the Stairs, Vampire in Brooklyn, Music of the Heart and Red Eye.
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- Born
- Aug 2, 1939
Cleveland - Also known as
- Wesley Earl Craven
- Abe Snake
- Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven
- Parents
- Spouses
- Iya Labunka
(2004/11/27 - ) - Mimi Craven
(1982/07/25 - 1987) - Bonnie Broecker
(1964 - 1969)
- Iya Labunka
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Johns Hopkins University
- Wheaton College
- Lived in
- Cleveland
- Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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