I wasn't really acting. Craven died of a brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles on August 30, 2015, four weeks after his 76th birthday.
So shut up and get back to work.” The horror legend had been battling brain cancer, according to a statement from his family. In 1996, Craven reached a new level of success with the release of Craven had recently written and was to direct the It was not anything very near to my brain or my heart, which is pretty much how it remains to this day. Craven again pushed the genre boundaries with the 2005 psychological thriller But Wes Craven was brave enough to give me the gig based on his daughter's opinion, I guess she had read with a bunch of actors, and after the casting sessions, she said, 'No, that's the guy.'
Craven, whose iconic Freddy Krueger character horrified viewers for years, died at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced. “If I have to do the rest of the films in the [horror] genre, no problem. The tenth episode of the horror series Scream was dedicated in his memory. Craven was 76 and passed away at home surrounded by his family after battling brain cancer. "Depp stated, "Wes Craven was the guy who gave me my start, from my perspective, for almost no reason in particular. You realize you are doing something that means something to people. Recalling his early training, Craven said in 1994, "Harry was a fantastic Craven left the academic world for the more lucrative role of pornographic film director.Craven frequently collaborated with Sean S. Cunningham.
In Craven's debut feature, Although known for directing horror/thriller films, he had worked on two films which are outside this genre: Craven's works tend to share a common exploration of the nature of reality.
— -- Wes Craven had died. Also in 1999, in the midst of directing, he completed his first novel,
Survivors include his wife, producer and former Disney Studios vice president Craven was a longtime summer resident of Martha’s Vineyard, where he moved permanently three years ago before returning to L.A. for work and health reasons.The season finale of the series will pay tribute to Craven, an MTV spokesperson told Craven re-invented the youth horror genre in 1984 with the classic “We had a very difficult time getting an audience into a theater on my name,” he “I come from a blue-collar family, and I’m just glad for the work,” Craven said in his chat with At the time, I was a musician. While casting
If I’m going to be a caged bird, I’ll sing the best song I can. "It is with deep sadness we inform you that Wes Craven passed away at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 30th," the statement began. Wes Craven, the famed maestro of horror known for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises, died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer. “I can see that I give my audience something. He was 76. Wes Craven, the filmmaker who defined the horror genre with the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise and later redefined it with "Scream," has died. Craven directed several other thrillers and horror movies during his career, including I can see it in their eyes, and they say thank you a lot.
He's credited as an executive producer on the new Craven had a letter published in the July 19, 1968, edition of Craven's first marriage, to Bonnie Broecker, produced two children: In 1982, Craven married a woman who became known professionally as actress Mimi Craven. But he was a good man — so rest in peace, old Wes. I always think of her for putting me in this mess, and certainly Wes Craven for being very brave to give me this gig. Many actors paid tribute to him, including David Arquette, Johnny Depp, Adrienne Barbeau, Angela Bassett, Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kadeem Hardison, Jamie Kennedy, Shane Dawson, Heather Langenkamp, Rose McGowan, Cillian Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, Kristy Swanson and Amanda Wyss. Wes Craven, a master horror director whose nightmarish creation Freddy Krueger clawed to life on the big screen, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a battle with brain cancer… Director Wes Craven died this afternoon in Los Angeles. He was 76.