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- The plaine mans spirituall plough
- A preparatiue to contentation
- Storm King Comics Dark & Twisted : Death Mask Volume 2
- John Carpenter Sheet Music Collection
- Eric and His Invisible Potion
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John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor, widely known for his work in the horror, action, and science fiction genres, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as a significant figure in the horror genre. In 2019, the French Directors' Guild honored him with the Golden Coach Award at the Cannes Film Festival, recognizing him as a "creative genius of raw, fantastic, and spectacular emotions." On April 3, 2025, he received a star on
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Carpenter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Father
- Frank G. Carpenter
- Sibling
- Frances Carpenter
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Educated at
- Cornell University
- Participant in
- athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metres
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- John Conduit Carpenter 1908 Olympics 01.jpg
- Height
- 184
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- date of birth
- 1884-12-07
- date of death
- 1933-06-04
- Commons category
- John Carpenter (athlete)
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