Quick Facts
- NAME: Wesley Earl Craven
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
- BIRTH DATE: August 02, 1939 (Age: 72)
- EDUCATION: Wheaton College, John Hopkins University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Cleveland, Ohio
- ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
Best Known For
Master of the horror film, director Wes Craven created a cult following with A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream.
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Synopsis
Quotes
The Last House on the Left. His iconic character Freddy Krueger is a part of America's pop culture.
Profile
Writer, director. Born Wesley Earl Craven on August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised in a strict Baptist household, Craven left Cleveland to study psychology and writing at Wheaton College in Illinois. After receiving his Masters from Johns Hopkins University in 1964, he became a college professor.
For a while, Craven worked as a sound editor for a post-production company in New York City, eventually finding his calling in horror films. His first feature-length film, The Last House on the Left, was released in 1972 to wide acclaim. Other box office hits followed, including A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Serpent and the Rainbow, and Scream. The success of these films and their sequels earned Craven a cult following.
Craven has two children with ex-wife Bonnie Broecker, Jonathan and Jessica.
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