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Tobe Hooper | |
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.jpg) Hooper in 2014 | |
| Born | Willard Tobe Hooper[1] January 25, 1943 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2017 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1964–2017 |
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| Spouse(s) | Maev Margaret Noonan (m. 1961; div. c. 1971) Carin Berger
(m. 1983; div. 1990)Rita Marie Bartlett
(m. 2008; div. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
Willard Tobe Hooper[2] (/ˈtoʊbi/;[3] January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time.[4]
Born in Austin, Texas, Hooper's feature film debut was the independent Eggshells (1969), which he co-wrote with Kim Henkel. The two reunited to co-write The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which Hooper also directed. The film went on to become a classic of the genre, and was described in 2010 by The Guardian as "one of the most influential films ever made."[5] Hooper subsequently directed the horror film Eaten Alive (1976), followed by the 1979 miniseries Salem's Lot, an adaptation of the novel by Stephen King. Following this, Hooper signed on to direct The Funhouse (1981), a major studio slasher film distributed by Universal Pictures. The following year, he directed the supernatural horror Poltergeist, produced by Steven Spielberg.
In the mid-1980s, Hooper directed two science fiction horror films: Lifeforce (1985) and Invaders from Mars (1986), followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), a big-budget sequel to his original film. The 1990s saw Hooper directing various horror and sci-fi projects, including Spontaneous Combustion (1990), which he also co-wrote; the television anthology film Body Bags (1993); and The Mangler (1995), another adaptation of a Stephen King story.
Hooper directed several projects throughout the 2000s, including the monster film Crocodile (2000), an episode of the sci-fi miniseries Taken (2002), and two episodes of Masters of Horror (2005–2006).
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- ^ Pinkerton, Nick (September 6, 2017). "Tobe Hooper obituary: Texan horror genius who ushered in a grisly new era". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (October 22, 2010). "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: No 14 best horror film of all time". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018.