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Herschell Gordon Lewis
American filmmaker (1926–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926[lower-alpha 1] – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films.[2] He is often called the "Godfather of Gore" (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films and at least one rural comedy. On Lewis' career, AllMovie wrote, "With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going further than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era."[3]
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Born | (1926-06-15)June 15, 1926[1] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | September 26, 2016(2016-09-26) (aged 90) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, cinematographer, former English professor, advertising executive, direct-mail consultant |
Years active | 1959–2016 |