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person_profile-Edward D. Wood Jr.

Edward D. Wood Jr. Died at age: 54

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Edward D. Wood Jr.

Date of Birth:

Oct 10, 1924

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Dec 10, 1978

Biography of

Edward D. Wood Jr.

    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.

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Filmography of

Edward D. Wood Jr.

Found 19 Movies in total

Dad Made Dirty Movies

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2011

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

Glen / Glenda (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2004

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1997

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1996

Homo Promo

(Archival) ( Actor )

... 1993

Hellborn

Himself (Archive Footage) ( Actor )

Director

... 1993

On the Trail of Ed Wood

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1990

Horrible Horror

Glen/Glenda in 'Glen or Glenda' ( Actor )

... 1986

Five Loose Women

Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1974

Nympho Cycler

Francis Edwards ( Actor )

Writer

... 1971

Take It Out in Trade

Alecia ( Actor )

Writer

... 1970

Mrs. Stone's Thing

Transvestite (as Ed Woods) ( Actor )

... 1970

Love Feast

Mr. Murphy (uncredited) ( Actor )

Writer

... 1969

The Sinister Urge

Man in Fight ( Actor )

Writer

... 1960

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Man Holding Newspaper ( Actor )

Editor

... 1959

Jail Bait

Radio News Announcer ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1954

Glen or Glenda

Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis) ( Actor )

Story

... 1953

Homo Promo

(Archival) ( Actor )

... -0001