Roger corman (1926- )
Born: April 5, 1926. Detroit, Michigan.
Before entering what would become an icon career in filmmaking, Corman earned a degree in industrial engineering from Stanford, followed by one term of English Literature at Oxford. His foray into the film world began as a messenger at 20th Century Fox and later working in their story department.
Corman began producing in 1953, directing in 1955 working for American International Pictures. He produced and directed a well-received series of Edgar Allen Poe films from 1960 that included The House of Usher (1960), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Raven (1963), and The Tomb of Ligeia (1964). Vincent Price starred in all but one of the Poe films. With any extra shooting days, Corman would quickly make another film. Both The Terror (1963) and Little Shop of Horrors (1960) were filmed in just two days using the sets from wrapped films.
Corman would later release counter-culture films including Wild Angels (1966), starring Peter Fonda and The Trip (1967) starring Jack Nicholson. In 1970, Corman founded New World Pictures, releasing a number of films that would earn cult status for their campy narratives and gratuitous sex and violence. These films include, Women in Cages (1971) Death Race 2000 (1975), Piranha (1978), and Children of the Corn (1984). New World pictures not only released B-movies, but was an American distributor for foreign language films as well.
Corman is credited as producing over 400 titles, and earned an honorary Academy Award in 2009 for his "rich engendering of films and filmmakers." Corman is also regarded to have given a number of actors and directors their big break including: Nicholson, Fonda, Hopper, De Niro, Shatner, Coppola, Scorsese, Howard, Dante, Demme and Cameron.
Read the following Corman interviews:
Images Journal Interview
Bright Lights Film Journal
Visit Corman's Company: www.newhorizonspictures.com
Before entering what would become an icon career in filmmaking, Corman earned a degree in industrial engineering from Stanford, followed by one term of English Literature at Oxford. His foray into the film world began as a messenger at 20th Century Fox and later working in their story department.
Corman began producing in 1953, directing in 1955 working for American International Pictures. He produced and directed a well-received series of Edgar Allen Poe films from 1960 that included The House of Usher (1960), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Raven (1963), and The Tomb of Ligeia (1964). Vincent Price starred in all but one of the Poe films. With any extra shooting days, Corman would quickly make another film. Both The Terror (1963) and Little Shop of Horrors (1960) were filmed in just two days using the sets from wrapped films.
Corman would later release counter-culture films including Wild Angels (1966), starring Peter Fonda and The Trip (1967) starring Jack Nicholson. In 1970, Corman founded New World Pictures, releasing a number of films that would earn cult status for their campy narratives and gratuitous sex and violence. These films include, Women in Cages (1971) Death Race 2000 (1975), Piranha (1978), and Children of the Corn (1984). New World pictures not only released B-movies, but was an American distributor for foreign language films as well.
Corman is credited as producing over 400 titles, and earned an honorary Academy Award in 2009 for his "rich engendering of films and filmmakers." Corman is also regarded to have given a number of actors and directors their big break including: Nicholson, Fonda, Hopper, De Niro, Shatner, Coppola, Scorsese, Howard, Dante, Demme and Cameron.
Read the following Corman interviews:
Images Journal Interview
Bright Lights Film Journal
Visit Corman's Company: www.newhorizonspictures.com
'house of usher' (1960) & pit and the pendulum (1961)
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