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Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, writer, producer, and actor known for his work on horror films, particularly slasher films. He was best known for creating the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise featuring the Freddy Krueger character, directing the first installment and ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'', and co-writing ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' with Bruce Wagner. Craven also directed all four films in the ''Scream'' series, and co-created the Ghostface character. Some of his other films include ''The Hills Have Eyes'', ''The Last House on the Left'', ''The People Under the Stairs'', ''Red Eye, The Serpent and the Rainbow'', and ''Vampire in Brooklyn''. On August 30, 2015, Craven died of brain cancer, at the age of 76, at his home in Los Angeles. ==Early life== Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Caroline (née Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven.〔(Wes Craven Biography (1939–) ) at filmreference.com〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wesley Earl Craven (b. 1939) )〕 He was raised in a strict Baptist family.〔(The Horror of Being Wes Craven )〕 Craven earned an undergraduate degree in English and Psychology from Wheaton College in Illinois and a master's degree in Philosophy and Writing from Johns Hopkins University.〔Muir, John Kenneth (1998). ''Wes Craven: The Art of Horror''. Jefferson, South Carolina: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0576-7. pp. 8–9.〕 Craven briefly taught English at Westminster College and was a humanities professor at Clarkson College of Technology (later named Clarkson University) in Potsdam, New York.〔 He additionally taught at Madrid-Waddington High School in Madrid, New York. During this time, he purchased a used 16mm film camera and began making short movies. When his friend Tom Chapin informed him of a messenger position at a New York City post-production company run by his brother, future folk-rock star Harry Chapin, Craven moved to Manhattan.〔 His first creative job in the film industry was as a sound editor for Chapin's firm.〔 Recalling his early training, Craven said in 1994, "Harry was a fantastic film editor and producer of industrials. He taught me The Chapin Method (editing ): 'Nuts and bolts! Nuts and bolts! Get rid of the - - - !' " Craven afterward became the firm's assistant manager, and broke into film editing with ''You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat'' (1971).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wes Craven」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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