Edward D. Wood Jr.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- October 10, 1924
- Died
- December 10, 1978 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Biography
Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978), better known as Ed Wood, was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor, who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films, now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success. Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Béla Lugosi, died. He was able to salvage a saleable feature from Lugosi's last moments on film, but his career declined thereafter. Toward the end of his life, Wood made pornographic movies and wrote pulp crime, horror, and sex novels. His infamy began two years after his death, when he was awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time.[1] The lack of filmmaking ability in his work has earned Wood and his films a considerable cult following. Following the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, with new light shed on his evident zeal and honest love of movies and movie production. Tim Burton's biopic of the director's life, Ed Wood, earned two Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Movie · Original Film Writer
Howl of the Werewolf
Movie · Original Story
Plan 9
Movie · Original Story
Devil Girls
Movie · Writer
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie · Screenplay
Crossroads of Laredo
Movie · Writer
Hot Ice
Movie · Screenplay
The Beach Bunnies
Movie · Writer
Five Loose Women
Movie · Screenplay
The Cocktail Hostesses
Movie · Screenplay
The Snow Bunnies
Movie · Screenplay
The Class Reunion
Movie · Screenplay
Drop Out Wife
Movie · Screenplay
The Young Marrieds
Movie · Screenplay
The Only House in Town
Movie · Novel, Screenplay
Nympho Cycler
Movie · Writer
The Undergraduate
Movie · Writer
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
Movie · Screenplay, Novel
Excited
Movie · Writer
Take It Out in Trade
Movie · Writer
One Million AC/DC
Movie · Writer
Love Feast
Movie · Writer
Venus Flytrap
Movie · Writer
For Love and Money
Movie · Writer
Orgy of the Dead
Movie · Screenplay
Shotgun Wedding
Movie · Screenplay
Married Too Young
Movie · Writer
Anatomy of a Psycho
Movie · Story
The Sinister Urge
Movie · Writer
Revenge of the Dead
Movie · Writer
Revenge of the Virgins
Movie · Story, Screenplay
The Bride and the Beast
Movie · Screenplay
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Movie · Screenplay
Outlaw Queen
Movie · Screenplay
The Astounding She-Monster
Movie · Writer
The Night the Banshee Cried
Movie · Writer
Final Curtain
Movie · Writer
The Violent Years
Movie · Writer
Wetbacks
Movie · Writer
Bride of the Monster
Movie · Writer
The Lawless Rider
Movie · Writer
Jail Bait
Movie · Screenplay
Glen or Glenda
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Son Of The Renegade
Movie · Writer
Cleopatra Follies
Movie · Writer
Boots
Movie · Writer
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
Movie · Writer
The Sun Was Setting
Movie · Writer