Romero, George A. 1940-

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Romero, George A. 1940-

PERSONAL

Full name, George Andrew Romero; born February 4, 1940, in Bronx, NY; father, a commercial artist; married Kate McNeil (divorced); married Nancy (an advertising executive; some sources says a costume designer), 1971 (divorced, 1978); married Christine Forrest (an actress, producer, director, and casting director), 1981; children: (first marriage) Cam. Education: Studied art, theatre, and design at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1957-59.

Addresses:

Agent—Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Suite 202, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Director, cinematographer, film editor, and writer. Latent Image (production company), founding partner and producer of television commercials and industrial films; Laurel Productions (film production company), cofounder and producer, 1973—.

Member:

Screenwriters Guild of America, Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Prize of the Catalan Screenwriter's Critic and Writer's Association, Best Screenplay Award, and Best Director Award, all Catalonian International Film Festival, and Critics' Award and International Fantasy Film Award, best film, both Fantasporto, all 1988, for Monkey Shines; Best Film Award, Fantafestival, 1993, Saturn Award nomination, best director, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror, 1994, for The Dark Half; Career Award, Fantafestival, 1993; Lifetime Achievement Award, New York City Horror Film Festival, 2002; Vanguard Director Award, CineVegas International Film Festival, 2005.

CREDITS

Film Director:

The Man from the Meteor (short film), 1954.

Gorilla (short film), 1954.

Earthbottom (short film), 1954.

Curly (short film), 1958.

Slant (short film), 1958.

Expostulations (short film), c. 1960.

Night of the Living Dead (also known as Night of Anubis and Night of the Flesh Eaters), Continental, 1968.

There's Always Vanilla (also known as The Affair), Cambist, 1972.

The Crazies (also known as Code Name: Trixie and The Mad People), Cambist, 1973.

Hungry Wives (also known as Jack's Wife and Season of the Witch), Latent Image, 1973.

Martin, Libra, 1977.

Dawn of the Dead (also known as Dawn of the Living Dead, Zombi, Zombie: Dawn of the Dead, and Zombies), United Film, 1979.

Knightriders, United Film, 1981.

Creepshow, Warner Bros., 1982.

Day of the Dead, United Film, 1985.

Monkey Shines (also known as Ella and Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear), Orion, 1988.

"The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar," Due occhi diabolici (also known as Two Evil Eyes), 1990.

Night of the Living Dead (remake), 1990.

The Dark Half, Orion, 1993.

Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1999.

Bruiser, Lions Gate Films, 2000.

The Ill, 2001.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, 2001.

Land of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, Land of the Dead—Le territoire des morts and La Terre des morts), United International, 2005.

Diary of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead), Voltage, 2007.

From Buick 8, Chesapeake, 2007.

Film Producer:

Creepshow, Warner Bros., 1982.

Film Executive Producer:

Night of the Living Dead (remake), 1990.

The Dark Half, Orion, 1993.

Film Editor:

Night of the Living Dead (also known as Night of Anubis and Night of the Flesh Eaters), Continental, 1968.

There's Always Vanilla (also known as The Affair), Cambist, 1972.

The Crazies (also known as Code Name: Trixie and The Mad People), Cambist, 1973.

Hungry Wives (also known as Jack's Wife and Season of the Witch), Latent Image, 1973.

Martin, Libra, 1977.

Dawn of the Dead (also known as Dawn of the Living Dead, Zombi, Zombie: Dawn of the Dead, and Zombies), United Film, 1979.

(With Pasquale Buba), Knightriders, United Film, 1981.

"Something to Tide You Over," Creepshow, Warner Bros., 1982.

Film Cinematographer:

Night of the Living Dead (also known as Night of Anubis and Night of the Flesh Eaters), Continental, 1968.

There's Always Vanilla (also known as The Affair), Cambist, 1972.

Hungry Wives (also known as Jack's Wife and Season of the Witch), Latent Image, 1973.

Film Appearances:

Washington reporter, Night of the Living Dead (also known as Night of Anubis and Night of the Flesh Eaters), Continental, 1968.

Beer commercial director, There's Always Vanilla (also known as The Affair), 1971.

Television director, Dawn of the Dead (also known as Dawn of the Living Dead, Zombi, Zombie: Dawn of the Dead, and Zombies), United Film, 1979.

Father Howard, Martin, Libra, 1979.

Zombie with scarf, Day of the Dead, United Film, 1985.

Himself, Scream Greats Vol. 1: Tom Savini Master of Horror Make-up (also known as Scream Greats, Vol. 1), 1986.

Gromero, Lot swierkowej gesi (also known as Flight of the Spruce Goose), 1987.

Himself, Drive-In Madness! (also known as Screen Scaries), 1987.

Himself, Lightning over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy, 1988.

Document of the Dead, 1989.

FBI agent in Memphis, The Silence of the Lambs, 1991.

Himself, The American Nightmare (documentary), 2001.

Land of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, Land of the Dead—Le territoire des morts and La Terre des morts), United International, 2005.

The I Scream Man, NoRemake, 2007.

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream, MFA, 2005.

Son of Horror Business, Fortune Teller, 2007.

Television Work; Series:

Producer and director, The Winners, 1973.

Creator and executive producer, Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1984-85.

Television Work; Specials:

Director and editor, O. J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose, 1974.

Executive producer, Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1983.

Television Work; Episodic:

Director of episodes of the series Tales from the Darkside, syndicated.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Stephen King's World of Horror (also known as This Is Horror), 1986.

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies, 1992.

The Anatomy of Horror, 1995.

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme, 1997.

Masters of Fantasy: John Carpenter, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998.

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror, 2000.

Masters of Horror (also known as Boogeymen II: Masters of Horror), 2002.

Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television, AMC, 2004.

05 Spaceys, 2005.

Dream of the Dead, Independent Film Channel, 2005.

Dream of the Dead: George Romero, Independent Film Channel, 2005.

50 Films to See Before You Die (also known as Film4's 50 Films to See Before You Die), 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Michael Powell," Artworks Scotland, BBC, 2005.

Ireland AM, 2005.

Cinema mil, 2005.

Also appeared in The Incredibly Strange Film Show (also known as Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show) and "The Films of George A. Romero," The Directors.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

A-Z of Horror, (also known as Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror), 1997.

The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Bravo, 2004.

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, Bravo, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Scream Greats, Vol. 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects (also known as Scream Greats, Vol. 1), Paramount Home Video, 1986.

Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary, Elite, 1993.

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999.

Two Masters' Eyes, Blue Underground, 2003.

The Many Days of ‘Day of the Dead’, Anchor Bay, 2003.

Behind the House: Anatomy of the Zombie Movement, Artisan, 2004.

The Dead Will Walk, Anchor Bay, 2004.

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy, Warner Bros., 2005.

When Shaun Met George, Universal, 2005.

Make Your Own Damn Movie!, Troma, 2005.

Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero, Anchor Bay, 2005.

Land of the Dead: Bringing the Dead to Life, Universal Studios Home Video, 2005.

Undead Again: The Making of "Land of the Dead," Universal Studios Home Video, 2005.

After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking, Synapse, 2005.

Music Videos:

Director, Scream (music video by the Misfits), 1999.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Night of the Living Dead (also known as Night of Anubis and Night of the Flesh Eaters), Continental, 1968.

The Crazies (also known as Code Name: Trixie and The Mad People), Cambist, 1973.

Hungry Wives (also known as Jack's Wife and Season of the Witch), Latent Image, 1973.

Martin, Libra, 1977, novelization (with Susanna Sparrow) published by Stein & Day (New York City), 1977.

Dawn of the Dead (also known as Dawn of the Living Dead, Zombi, Zombie: Dawn of the Dead, and Zombies), United Film, 1979, novelization (with Sparrow) published by St. Martin's (New York City), 1979.

Knightriders, United Film, 1981.

Day of the Dead, United Film, 1985.

Creepshow 2 (based on stories by Stephen King), New World, 1987.

Monkey Shines (also known as Ella and Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear; based on a novel by Michael Stewart), Orion, 1988.

"The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar," Due occhi diabolici (also known as Two Evil Eyes), 1990.

"Cat from Hell" (based on a story by King), in Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, Paramount, 1990.

Night of the Living Dead (remake), 1990.

The Dark Half (based on a novel by King), Orion, 1993.

Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1999.

Bruiser, Lions Gate Films, 2000.

The Ill, 2001.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, 2001.

Night of the Living Dead Survivor's Cut (video), CustomFlix, 2005.

Land of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, Land of the Dead—Le territoire des morts and La Terre des morts), United International, 2005.

Creepshow III, Taurus, 2006.

Night of the Living Dead 3D, Midnight, 2006.

Day of the Dead, Millenium, 2007.

Diary of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead), Voltage, 2007.