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Roger Corman. Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer and actor. [ 2][ 3] Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film.
With hundreds of movies to his credit, Roger Corman is one of the most prolific producers in the history of the film medium and one of the most successful--in his nearly six decades in the business, only about a dozen of his films have failed to turn a profit.
May 12, 2024 · Roger Corman, who for decades dominated the world of B movies as the producer or director of countless proudly low-budget horror, science fiction and crime films, died on Thursday at his home in...
May 12, 2024 · Roger Corman, a colorful producer and director whose low-budget movies – including the original “Little Shop of Horrors” – helped establish major Hollywood talents like Jack Nicholson...
May 12, 2024 · Roger Corman, who directed and produced hundreds of B movies and discovered Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, has died. He was 98.
May 11, 2024 · Roger Corman, Giant of Independent Filmmaking, Dies at 98. The fabled "King of the B’s" producer and director influenced the careers of Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Peter Bogdanovich,...
Roger Corman. Actor: The Silence of the Lambs. Roger William Corman was born April 5, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Initially following in his father's footsteps, Corman studied engineering at Stanford University, but, while in school, he began to lose interest in the profession and developed a growing passion for film.
May 13, 2024 · Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98.
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May 11, 2024 · Roger Corman, the B-movie director and producer who launched the careers of Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson, has died at age 98.
May 12, 2024 · Roger Corman, a low-budget but resourceful Hollywood filmmaker who churned out dozens of laughably ridiculous and ridiculously profitable movies about crab monsters, a human-eating plant...