- Born
- February 4, 1940
- Died
- July 16, 2017 (aged 77)
- Known as
- film director, film producer, film editor, actor, film actor, voice actor
George Andrew Romero was an American and Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor. Regarded as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre, particularly zombie films, he has been described as an "icon" and the "father of the zombie film".
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- Frank Zappa1940 · American musician
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