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Roger Corman is a producer and director of low-budget films; as such, he has apprenticed many now-famous directors, stressing the importance of budgeting and resourcefulness. Corman is probably best known for his filmings of various Edgar Allen Poe stories, including The Pit and the Pendulum and The Masque of the Red Death.

Corman received an industrial engineering degree from Stanford University. He began his career in 1953 as a producer and screenwriter, and began directing in 1955. Until his retirement in 1971 he would produce up to 7 movies a year, his fastest film was perhaps The Little Shop of Horrors which was shot in 2 days and 1 night.

Directors that have worked with him include Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, and John Sayles.


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Roger Corman Facts

Birth NameRoger William Corman
OccupationDirector
BirthdayApril 5, 1926 (82)
SignAries
BirthplaceDetroit, Michigan, USA

Selected Filmography

The Fall of the House of Usher /The Pit and the Pendulum
The Secret Invasion
Von Richthofen & Brown
The Masque of the Red Death / The Premature Burial
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Wild Angels/Hell's Belles
Attack of the Crab Monsters
The Haunted Palace / The Tower of London
Tales of Terror/Twice Told Tales
Phantom from 10,000 Leagues/The Beast with a Million Eyes
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