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Wes Craven — Age & Birthday
Born: 2 August 1939 · Died: 30 August 2015 · Age at death: 76
How old was Wes Craven when he died?
Wes Craven died aged 76. He was born on 2 August 1939 and died on 30 August 2015.
Influential horror film director who created the Nightmare on Elm Street series
Did you know?Before finding success in Hollywood, he worked as a humanities professor and briefly experimented with making adult films under a pseudonym.
Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American filmmaker. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor.
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- Age at death
- 76
- Would be
- 87
- Years since death
- 11
- Born
- August 2, 1939 · Cleveland, United States
- Died
- August 30, 2015
- Cause of death
- Brain cancer
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Film, Television, Literature
Family
- Spouses
- Bonnie Broecker, Iya Labunka, Mimi Craven
- Child
- Jonathan Craven
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- Born on August 2Born on August 2 too? You share your birthday with Wes Craven, Shimon Peres, JD Vance and 25 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on August 30Wes Craven is remembered every August 30, along with 14 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Wes Craven was bornA newspaper front page for 2 August 1939, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayWes Craven would be 87 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryWes Craven's 88th birthday is in 279 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!88th
- Death anniversaryThe 12th anniversary of Wes Craven's death is in 307 days. A moment to remember their legacy.12th
- Leo zodiac signLeo people are known for being confident, generous and dramatic. Are you a Leo like Wes Craven? Meet others who share your star sign.Zodiac
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