![]() In the United States, at the age of 77, the famous Hollywood screenwriter and director George A. Romero, the founder of the now very popular subgenre "zombie horror", has passed away. About this with reference to its official representatives reported by The Wrap. The cause of death was lung cancer, which Romero had been struggling with lately. George A. Romero was born in the Bronx to a Cuban immigrant family. He started his career as a TV commercial creator. In 1968, his debut feature movie, Night of the Living Dead, premiered and was a huge hit at the box office. With a production budget of just $ 114,000, he earned more than $ 30 million, becoming that very starting point not only in the career of the director himself, but also of a whole direction in cinema. In 1978, Romero presented the audience with Dawn of the Dead, in 2007 with Diaries of the Dead, and in 2009 with Immortality of the Dead. He took part in the creation of a number of popular television series, such as Tales of the Dark Side, wrote plays and starred in some movies, such as the thriller The Silence of the Lambs. "It is sad to hear that my partner and old friend George Romero is dead. George, there will be no other like you, "Stephen King wrote on his Twitter page. The Topic of Article: Creator of the zombie horror subgenre George A. Romero has passed away. |