Creator of 'Living dead series' and loosely connected franchise
1)Night of the living dead (1968)
2)Dawn of the dead (1978)
3)Day of the dead (1985)
4)Land of the dead (2005)
5)Diary of the dead (2007)
6)Survival of the dead (2010)
Each film is laden with social factors from racism to consumerism, these films were not intended whilst in the process of production to follow on from each other, the only similarity and the ease to carry on is the epidemic of the living dead. These stories all vary within the ideas used, but the general outline tells the story of how different people react to the same phenomenon.
American director, screenwriter and editor from New York City.
Nicknamed 'The godfather of the Zombie'.
Graduated from Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University in 1960, he then began his career in shooting short commercials possibly an influence from his spanish father whom was a commercial artist.
The zombie horror cult classic 'Night of the living dead' (1968), directed by Romero and co-written with John.A.Russo (wiki) became significant within modern horror cinema.
Best known for his 'dead series' - 5 horror films featuring a zombie apocalypse theme and commentary in modern society.
Father of filmaker G.Cameron.Romero. (IMDB)
In 2002 Romero announced at 'Fangoria's weekend of horrors convention' that he was in serious talks with Twentieth Century Fox to complete the fourth and final instalment of his 'trilogy' dubbed 'Land of the dead'. with an R-rated release and $10 mill budget.
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