Herschell Gordon Lewis | |
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 Lewis in 2010 | |
| Born | June 15, 1926[1] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 2016 (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 |
Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926[a] – 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]
- ^ Palmer, Randy (2000). Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 8. ISBN 9780786408085.
- ^ Owen Glieberman (April 30, 2010). "How Freddy Kruger changed horror movies". ew.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Fred Beldin. "She-Devils on Wheels (1968)". Allmovie. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
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