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Edward D. Wood Jr.

Ед Вуд · Едвард Вуд · 에드 우드
Born 10 Oct 1924 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USADied 10 Dec 1978aged 5456 credits

Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978), better known as Ed Wood, was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor, who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films, now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success. Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Béla Lugosi, died. He was able to salvage a saleable feature from Lugosi's last moments on film, but his career declined thereafter. Toward the end of his life, Wood made pornographic movies and wrote pulp crime, horror, and sex novels. His infamy began two years after his death, when he was awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time.[1] The lack of filmmaking ability in his work has earned Wood and his films a considerable cult following. Following the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, with new light shed on his evident zeal and honest love of movies and movie production. Tim Burton's biopic of the director's life, Ed Wood, earned two Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Edward Davis Wood Jr., besser bekannt als Ed Wood, war ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor, Regisseur, Produzent, Schauspieler, Autor und Editor, der oft mehrere dieser Funktionen gleichzeitig ausübte. In den 1950er-Jahren drehte Wood eine Reihe billiger Genrefilme, die heute für ihre technischen Mängel, die simplen Spezialeffekte, die Unmengen an unpassendem Archivmaterial, die eigenwilligen Dialoge, die exzentrischen Darsteller und die absonderlichen Handlungselemente bekannt sind. Sein Talent für Inszenierung bescherte seinen Projekten jedoch zumindest einen gewissen Kritikererfolg. Woods Popularität ließ nach dem Tod seines größten Stars, Béla Lugosi, schnell nach. Zwar gelang es ihm noch, aus Lugosis letzten Filmmomenten einen verkaufbaren Film zu machen, doch seine Karriere ging danach bergab. Gegen Ende seines Lebens drehte Wood Pornofilme und schrieb Groschenromane mit den Genres Krimi, Horror und Erotik. Sein zweifelhafter Ruhm begann zwei Jahre nach seinem Tod, als ihm der Goldene Truthahn als schlechtester Regisseur aller Zeiten verliehen wurde.. Nach der Veröffentlichung von Rudolph Greys Biografie „Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr.“ (1992) erfuhren Woods Leben und Werk eine Art öffentliche Rehabilitierung. Sein offenkundiger Eifer und seine aufrichtige Liebe zum Film und zur Filmproduktion wurden neu beleuchtet. Tim Burtons Filmbiografie über das Leben des Regisseurs, „Ed Wood“, wurde mit zwei Oscars ausgezeichnet.

Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (Poughkeepsie, 1924. október 10. – Hollywood 1978. december 10.), közismertebb nevén Ed Wood amerikai forgatókönyvíró, filmrendező, producer, színész, szerző és vágó. Az 1950-es években olcsó és rossz minőségű filmeket gyártott. Filmjei kétes hírnevet szereztek a bennük előforduló technikai hibák, tökéletlen filmtrükkök, a nagyszámú rossz helyen lévő 'konzerv jelenet', jellegzetes dialógusok, bizarr szereposztás és különös cselekményelemek miatt. Filmjeiben gyakran feltűnik Lugosi Béla.

Едвард Девіс Вуд-молодший (Ед Вуд) — американський сценарист, режисер, продюсер, актор, письменник та спеціаліст з монтажу фільмів. Отримав звання «найгіршого режисера всіх часів», яке йому дали два кінокритики — Майкл та Гаррі Медвед — в своїй книзі «The Golden Turkey Awards» 1980 року (тобто за два роки по смерті Вуда). В кіно також відомий під іменем Деніел Девіс. В фільмах Вуда знімався його улюблений актор Бела Луґоші, який також був його другом. Був двічі одружений, від першої дружини Норми Маккарті в нього є дитина. Ед Вуд часто знімав по 20-30 сцен на день, в більшості випадків — з першого дублю.

Directing (10)

Writing (33)

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Devil Girls
Devil Girls1999 · novel
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died1998 · Screenplay
The Beach Bunnies
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Five Loose Women
Five Loose Women1974 · original screenplay
The Cocktail Hostesses
The Cocktail Hostesses1973 · writer
Drop Out Wife
Drop Out Wife1972 · original screenplay
The Snow Bunnies
The Snow Bunnies1972 · original screenplay
The Class Reunion
The Class Reunion1972 · Screenplay
Take It Out in Trade
Take It Out in Trade1970 · Writer
Excited
Excited1970 · unconfirmed
Operation Redlight
Operation Redlight1969 · novel "Mama's Diary"
One Million AC/DC
One Million AC/DC1969 · written by
Gun Runner
Gun Runner1969 · writer
For Love and Money
For Love and Money1967 · original story
Body of the Prey
Body of the Prey1967 · story
Orgy of the Dead
Orgy of the Dead1965 · Screenplay
Shotgun Wedding
Shotgun Wedding1963 · Screenplay
Married Too Young
Married Too Young1962 · Writer
The Sinister Urge
The Sinister Urge1960 · story
Revenge of the Virgins
Revenge of the Virgins1959 · screenplay
Night of the Ghouls
Night of the Ghouls1959 · written by
The Bride and the Beast
The Bride and the Beast1958 · screen play by
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space1957 · Screenplay
The Astounding She-Monster
The Astounding She-Monster1957 · Writer
Outlaw Queen
Outlaw Queen1957 · screenplay
Wetbacks
Wetbacks1956 · writer
Bride of the Monster
Bride of the Monster1955 · original story and screenplay
Jail Bait
Jail Bait1954 · story
Glen or Glenda
Glen or Glenda1953 · Story
Glen or Glenda
Glen or Glenda1953 · Screenplay

Acting (6)

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