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Roger Corman
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American film director, producer, and actor (1926–2024)
Film & TV
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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", “The King of The B’s”, "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…
Known for
- SEGAL — Self2025
- Il cinema secondo Corman — Self2025
- Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-movie Queen — Himself2025
- Sharksploitation — Self2024
- Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master — Self (archive) - filmmaker, producer2024
- The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman — Himself2024
- Lost Explorer — Jean2023
- Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow2022
- Spector — Self2022
- Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema — Self2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Roger William Corman , ( 1926-04-05 ) April 5, 1926, Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09) (aged 98), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Education
- Stanford University ( BS )
- Occupations
- Film director producer actor
- Years active
- 1954–2024
- Spouse
- Julie Halloran ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 26, 1970</span>"}]]}'>1970 )
- Relatives
- Gene Corman (brother)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Navy
- Service years
- 1944–1946
- Conflicts
- World War II
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- Beverly Hills High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Student of
- Jeff Corey
- Field of work
- film
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- RogerCormanHWOFOct2012.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- Roger Corman
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Roger Corman
- date of birth
- 1926-04-05
- name in native language
- Roger William Corman
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- partner in business or sport
- George Armitage
- birth name
- Roger William Corman
- date of death
- 2024-05-09
- end of work period
- 2024-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Roger Corman
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Encyclopedic overview
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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