George A. Romero

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George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer and editor, best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead, which is often considered a progenitor of the fictional zombie of modern culture. Other notable films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). Aside from the Living Dead series, his works include The Crazies (1973), Martin (1978), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988) and The Dark Half (1993).

Romero is often noted as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre, and has been called an "icon" and the "Father of the Zombie Film."

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-'''George Andrew Romero''' (born [[February 4]], [[1940]]) is an [[United States|American]] director, writer, editor and actor. He is best known for his [[horror film|horror movies]] featuring a [[zombie]] apocalypse theme and a commentary on modern society.{{GFDL}}
+'''George Andrew Romero''' (February 4, 1940 &ndash; July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian [[filmmaker]], writer and [[film editing|editor]], best known for his [[Night of the Living Dead (film series)|series]] of gruesome and satirical [[horror film]]s about an imagined [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|zombie apocalypse]], beginning in 1968 with ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'', which is often considered a progenitor of the [[Zombie|fictional zombie of modern culture]]. Other notable films in the series include ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (1978) and ''[[Day of the Dead (1985 film)|Day of the Dead]]'' (1985). Aside from the ''Living Dead'' series, his works include ''[[The Crazies (1973 film)|The Crazies]]'' (1973), ''[[Martin (1978 film)|Martin]]'' (1978), ''[[Creepshow]]'' (1982), ''[[Monkey Shines]]'' (1988) and ''[[The Dark Half (film)|The Dark Half]]'' (1993).
+Romero is often noted as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre, and has been called an "[[Pop icon|icon]]" and the "Father of the [[List of zombie films|Zombie Film]]."
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