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George A. Romero

George A. Romero
George Romero, 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra).jpg
Romero in Venice, 2011
Born George Andrew Romero
(1940-02-04) February 4, 1940 (age 77)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names Godfather of the Dead
Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, editor
Years active 1962–present
Spouse(s) Nancy Romero (m. 1971–1978)
Christine Forrest (1980–?)
Suzanne Desrocher (2011–present)
Children 3

George Andrew Romero (/rəˈmɛr/; born February 4, 1940) is an American-Canadian filmmaker and editor, best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning with Night of the Living Dead (1968).

Romero was born in the New York City borough of The Bronx, to a Cuban-born father and a Lithuanian American mother. His father has been reported as born in A Coruña, with his family coming from the Galician town of Neda, although Romero once described his father as of Castilian descent. His father worked as a commercial artist. Romero was raised in the Bronx, and would frequently ride the subway into Manhattan to rent film reels to view at his house.

Romero attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. After graduating in 1960, he began his career shooting short films and commercials. One of his early commercial films was a segment for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in which Rogers underwent a tonsillectomy. With nine friends, Romero formed Image Ten Productions in the late 1960s, and produced Night of the Living Dead (1968). Directed by Romero and co-written with John A. Russo, the movie became a cult classic and a defining moment for modern horror cinema.


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