George A. Romero

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George A. Romero was an American filmmaker best known as the pioneering "father of the modern zombie movie" for his influential horror films, especially *Night of the Living Dead*.

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instanceOf film director
film editor
horror filmmaker
human
producer
screenwriter
almaMater CMU
surface form: Carnegie Mellon University
birthDate 1940-02-04
birthPlace The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2017-07-16
deathPlace Toronto
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ethnicOrigin Cuban American
familyName Romero
fullName George A. Romero self-linksurface differs
surface form: George Andrew Romero
genre horror film
zombie film
givenName George
influenced modern zombie genre in film and television
knownFor influential horror films
pioneering modern zombie cinema
languageOfWorkOrName English
nickname father of the modern zombie movie
notableSeries Dead series
notableWork Bruiser
Creepshow
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
Knightriders
Land of the Dead
Martin
Monkey Shines
Night of the Living Dead (1990 film)
surface form: Night of the Living Dead

Survival of the Dead
The Crazies
Two Evil Eyes
numberOfChildren 3
occupation film director
film editor
film producer
screenwriter
residence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
spouse Christine Forrest
Nancy Romero
Suzanne Desrocher
workedIn independent film
yearsActive 1960s–2010s

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this entity surface form: George Andrew Romero
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Daniel Kraus collaboratedWith George A. Romero
Daniel Kraus coWroteWith George A. Romero
Daniel Kraus influencedBy George A. Romero
Dawn of the Dead director George A. Romero
Dawn of the Dead writer George A. Romero
Dawn of the Dead editedBy George A. Romero
Martin director George A. Romero
Martin writer George A. Romero
Martin screenwriter George A. Romero
Martin producer George A. Romero
Martin editor George A. Romero
Martin partOf George A. Romero
this entity surface form: George A. Romero filmography
Knight Riders director George A. Romero
Knight Riders writer George A. Romero
Thomas workedWith George A. Romero
subject surface form: Thomas Vincent Savini