Roger Corman

Biography

Born 04/05/1926

Roger Corman is known primarily for his low budget, highly profitable films, but also for providing in-house training to young filmmakers who went on to become masters of the Hollywood cinema. Working outside the studio system, Corman has established a record as one of the most commercially...
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Awards

  • In 1997, received American Cinema Editors Golden Eddie Award for Filmmaker of the Year
  • In 1997, received Casting Society of America Lifetime Achievement Award
  • In 1996, received Los Angeles Film Critics Association Career Achievement Award

Highlights

  • In 1990, Returned to directing with the poorly received, “Frankenstein Unbound”
  • In 1983, Founded Concorde/New Horizons, a production company
  • In 1983, Sold New World Pictures for $16.5 million (January) which had become the largest independent production and distribution company in the US

Family & Companions

  • Gene Corman: brother (born on September 24, 1927)

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