George A. Romero

George Andrew Romero Jr. (1940-02-04 – 2017-07-16) was an American-Canadian film director, writer, editor and actor, best known for his Night of the Living Dead series of films about a zombie apocalypse. This series, which started with the original Night of the Living Dead (1968), is considered a key contributor to the popular image of the zombie in modern culture. Romero's other films in the series include Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985). He later reintroduced his affinity for the genre with Land of the Dead (2005), Diary of the Dead (2007), and Survival of the Dead (2009), his last film. Aside from this series, his works include The Crazies (1973), Martin (1977), Knightriders (1981), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), The Dark Half (1993), and Bruiser (2000). He also created and executive-produced the TV series Tales from the Darkside from 1983 to 1988. Romero is often described as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre and has been termed the "Father of the Zombie Film" and an "icon". He was born on February 4, 1940, in NY, and spent his professional career in filmmaking from 1960 until his death in 2017. He was known for infusing social commentary into his work, which featured themes related to turbulent societal issues, consumerism, science-military conflicts, class struggle, emerging media, war and conflict, among others.