Roger Corman
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1926 — Present
Film directorproduceractor
Personal Info
- Born
- Apr 05, 1926
- Age
- 100
- Birth Place
- Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Roger William Corman
April 5, 1926
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died May 9, 2024 (aged 98)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education Stanford University (BS)
Occupations
Film directorproduceractor
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Navy
Service years 1944–1946
Conflicts World War II
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Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", “King of the Beatnik Movies”, "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film.
Many of the more than 500 features directed or produced by Corman were low-budget films that later attracted a cult following, such as A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Intruder (1962), X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963), and the counterculture films The Wild Angels (1966) and The Trip (1967). House of Usher (1960) became the first of eight films directed by Corman that were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and which collectively came to be known as the "Poe Cycle".
April 5, 1926
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died May 9, 2024 (aged 98)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education Stanford University (BS)
Occupations
Film directorproduceractor
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Navy
Service years 1944–1946
Conflicts World War II
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Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", “King of the Beatnik Movies”, "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film.
Many of the more than 500 features directed or produced by Corman were low-budget films that later attracted a cult following, such as A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Intruder (1962), X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963), and the counterculture films The Wild Angels (1966) and The Trip (1967). House of Usher (1960) became the first of eight films directed by Corman that were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and which collectively came to be known as the "Poe Cycle".
Life & Career Details
Born Roger William Corman
April 5, 1926
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died May 9, 2024 (aged 98)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education Stanford University (BS)
Occupations
Film directorproduceractor
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Navy
Service years 1944–1946
Conflicts World War II
Signature
Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", “King of the Beatnik Movies”, "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film.
Many of the more than 500 features directed or produced by Corman were low-budget films that later attracted a cult following, such as A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Intruder (1962), X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963), and the counterculture films The Wild Angels (1966) and The Trip (1967). House of Usher (1960) became the first of eight films directed by Corman that were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and which collectively came to be known as the "Poe Cycle".
April 5, 1926
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died May 9, 2024 (aged 98)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education Stanford University (BS)
Occupations
Film directorproduceractor
Military career
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Navy
Service years 1944–1946
Conflicts World War II
Signature
Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", “King of the Beatnik Movies”, "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film.
Many of the more than 500 features directed or produced by Corman were low-budget films that later attracted a cult following, such as A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Intruder (1962), X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963), and the counterculture films The Wild Angels (1966) and The Trip (1967). House of Usher (1960) became the first of eight films directed by Corman that were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and which collectively came to be known as the "Poe Cycle".
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