George A. Romero (I) (1940–2017) |
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George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; by all indications, though, he was very successful. The director of the groundbreaking "Living Dead" films was born February 4, 1940 ,in New York City to Ann (Dvorsky) and Jorge Romero. His father was born in Spain and raised in Cuba, and his mother was Lithuanian. He grew up in New York...
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Producer (12 credits)
1984-1988
Tales from the Darkside
(TV Series) (executive producer - 77 episodes)
- Basher Malone
(1988)
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- Barter
(1988)
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- Hush
(1988)
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- Going Native
(1988)
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- Family Reunion
(1988)
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The Winners
(TV Series documentary) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1974) (producer - 1 episode, 1973)
- Willie Stargell: What If I Didn't Play Baseball
(1974)
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Nobody Roots for Goliath
(1973)
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Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)
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Archive footage (11 credits)
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Writer of comic book "Toe Tags featuring George A. Romero," a six issue series published by DC that began in October 2004. See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 1 Print Biography | 36 Interviews | 13 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »Alternate Names:
Georges A. Romero | George Romero | RomeroHeight:
6' 5" (1.96 m)
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I'll never get sick of zombies. I just get sick of producers. See more »Trivia:
According to his former producing partner Richard P. Rubinstein on the DVD commentary of Dawn of the Dead (1978) (The Extended Cut Version), he had offered Romero the opportunity to make his fourth zombie in the early 1990s. Rubinstein offered Romero $3 million and he could make the film however he wanted it. However, Romero was at the time developing the scripts for The Mummy (1999) for ... See more »Nickname:
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