George Andrew Romero (born 4 February, 1940) is an American director, writer, editor and actor. He is best known for his Dead Series, a tetralogy of horror movies with a zombie apocalypse theme and which are known for providing a commentary on contemporary society.

He was born and raised in New York City, and attended Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. After quitting university, he began shooting mostly short films and commercials. He and friends formed Image Ten Productions in the late 1960s, and they chipped in roughly $10,000 apiece to produce what became one of the most celebrated horror films of all time: Night of the Living Dead (1968). The movie, directed by Romero and co-written with John A. Russo, became a cult classic in the 1970s. Romero updated his original screenplay and was executive producer of the remake of Night of the Living Dead directed by Tom Savini for Columbia/Tristar in 1990.

Romero's next films were less popular: There's Always Vanilla (1971), Jack's Wife/Season of the Witch (1972) and The Crazies (1973). Though not as acclaimed as Night of the Living Dead or some of his later work, these films had his signature social commentary while dealing with issues (usually horror-related) at the microscopic level. The Crazies, about a biospill that creates madness, and the critically acclaimed and arthouse success Martin (1976), a film that strikingly deconstructs the vampire myth, were the two standout efforts during this period. Like almost all of his films, they were shot in or around Romero's favorite city of Pittsburgh.

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Screenwriter turned director Dan O'Bannon launched a zombie film franchise to rival the great George A. Romero http://tinyurl.com/yd5tpo3
WiderScreenings (Robert Cettl) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:17:50 -0000
Screenwriter turned director Dan O'Bannon launched a zombie film franchise to rival the great George A. Romero http://tinyurl.com/yd5tpo3
Famous quotes by George A. Romero http://bit.ly/3WvR0s
azquotes (A to Z Quotes) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:02 -0000
Famous quotes by George A. Romero http://bit.ly/3WvR0s
lendo The Walking Dead... o legal eh que, assim como nos filmes do George Romero, os zumbis confinam, mas os podres são sempre os vivos...
naldelino (André Promencia Neto) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:28:12 -0000
lendo The Walking Dead... o legal eh que, assim como nos filmes do George Romero, os zumbis confinam, mas os podres são sempre os vivos...
RT: @alexisgallucci Adesivo de carro do George Romero: dirigido por mim, guiado por zumbis
Rapaduraman (Eudes Honorato) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:06:30 -0000
RT: @alexisgallucci Adesivo de carro do George Romero: dirigido por mim, guiado por zumbis
@RapaduraMan Adesivo de carro do George Romero: dirigido por mim, guiado por zumbis
alexisgallucci (Alexis Gallucci) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:04:52 -0000
@RapaduraMan Adesivo de carro do George Romero: dirigido por mim, guiado por zumbis
Ma George A. Romero è ancora vivo?
angeloricci (Angelo Ricci) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:43:17 -0000
Ma George A. Romero è ancora vivo?

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