Job Film director, producer, screenwriter and actor
Years active 1954-present
Top Roles Senator #2, Nelson, Louise's Fiancee in Framed Photograph, Greek soldier, Office Worker, Ground Control
Top GenresHorror, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller/Suspense, Crime, Action
Top TopicsMonster, Supernatural, Book-Based
Top Collaborators , , ,
Shares birthday with Bette Davis, Melvyn Douglas, Gregory Peck  see more..

Roger Corman Overview:

Producer, Roger Corman, was born Roger William Corman on Apr 5, 1926 in Detroit, MI. As of December 2023, Roger Corman was 97 years old.

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. However he won one Honorary Award in 2009 for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers .

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Seven Things to Know About

By Rick29 on Aug 23, 2021 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

1. produced Martin Scorsese's second feature-length film Boxcar Bertha (1972). In Corman and Jim Jerome's book How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime, Scorsese recalled: "He once said, 'Martin, what you have to get is a very good first reel because people want to... Read full article


Tower of London (1962, )

By Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Tower of London almost makes it. The film gets through the low budget, which has a static picture of a model Tower of London instead of a picture of the real Tower for establishing shots, obvious backdrops, not great makeup to age or deform its cast, and the occasional reused footage. Director Corma... Read full article


Tower of London (1962, )

By Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Tower of London almost makes it. The film gets through the low budget, which has a static picture of a model Tower of London instead of a picture of the real Tower for establishing shots, obvious backdrops, not great makeup to age or deform its cast, and the occasional reused footage. Director Corma... Read full article


Tower of London (1962, )

on Sep 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Tower of London almost makes it. The film gets through the low budget, which has a static picture of a model Tower of London instead of a picture of the real Tower for establishing shots, obvious backdrops, not great makeup to age or deform its cast, and the occasional reused footage. Director Corma... Read full article


Tower of London (1962, )

on Sep 15, 2019 From The Stop Button

Tower of London almost makes it. The film gets through the low budget, which has a static picture of a model Tower of London instead of a picture of the real Tower for establishing shots, obvious backdrops, not great makeup to age or deform its cast, and the occasional reused footage. Director Corma... Read full article


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An indication of Corman's influence in Hollywood: Though no Roger Corman-produced movies were up for Oscars at the 1974 Academy Awards, nearly every major category featured wins or nominations by "Corman School" graduates - those whom Corman had either started in the business or mentored early in their careers.

Brother of producer Gene Corman, father of Catherine Corman.

Discusses his movie House of Usher (1960) in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver.

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