George A. Romero

George A. Romero
Romero at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
Born	George Andrew Romero Jr. (1940-02-04)February 4, 1940 New York City, U.S.
Died	July 16, 2017(2017-07-16) (aged 77) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Godfather of the Dead Father of the Zombie Film
Citizenship	United States Canada
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupations	Film director screenwriter editor actor
Years active	1960–2017
Known for	Films based on an imagined zombie apocalypse
Spouses	Nancy Romero ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1978)​ Christine Forrest ​ ​ (m. 1980; div. 2010)​ Suzanne Desrocher ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	3
Website	officialgeorgeromero.com
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George Andrew Romero Jr. (/rəˈmɛəroʊ/; February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian film director, writer, editor and actor. His Night of the Living Dead series of films about a zombie apocalypse began with the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) and is considered a major contributor to the image of the zombie in modern culture. Other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985).^[1]

Romero later revived his attachment to the sub-genre with Land of the Dead (2005), Diary of the Dead (2007), and Survival of the Dead (2009), his final film. Aside from this series, his works include The Crazies (1973), Martin (1977), Knightriders (1981), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1993), and Bruiser (2000). He also created and executive-produced the television series Tales from the Darkside from 1983 to 1988. Romero is often described as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre and has been called the "Father of the Zombie Film" and an "icon".^[2][3]