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  1. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001361Tobe Hooper - IMDb

    Tobe Hooper (1943-2017) Tobe Hooper. Honored with many awards for his films and achievement in the horror genre, Tobe Hooper is truly one of the Masters of Horror (2005). Tobe Hooper was born in Austin, Texas, to Lois Belle (Crosby) and Norman William Ray Hooper, who owned a theater in San Angelo. He spent the 1960s as a college professor and ...

  2. www.criterion.com › current › postsTobe Hooper, 1943–2017 | Current | The Criterion Collection

    Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, 1943–2017. Tobe Hooper, whose 1974 shocker The Texas Chain Saw Massacre “became one of the most influential horror films of all time,” as Pat Saperstein puts it in Variety, has passed away at the age of seventy-four. Saperstein: “Shot for less than $300,000, it tells the story of a group of unfortunate friends who encounter ...

  3. editorial.rottentomatoes.com › article › tobe-hooperTobe Hooper: 1943-2017 | Rotten Tomatoes

    Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, who shaped the face of modern horror with Texas Chainsaw Massacre and exploited bad TV signal feed in Poltergeist, has passed away at 74. Hooper broke into the industry working on documentaries in the ’60s after upbringing and education in Austin, Texas. Cinema verite filmmaking was in style during the ’70s after William ...

  4. www.rollingstone.com › tv-movies › tv-movie-newsTobe Hooper, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Director, Dead at 74

    Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, the director of horror classics like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist, died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 74. The Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed ...

  5. variety.com › 2017 › filmTobe Hooper Dead: 'Poltergeist,' 'Texas Chainsaw' Director Was 74

    Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, the horror director best known for helming “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “Poltergeist,” died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, Calif.He was 74. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s ...

  6. www.npr.org › sections › thetwo-wayTobe Hooper, Director Of 'Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies At 74 - NPR

    Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, who directed the influential horror movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, died on Saturday in Los Angeles. The LA County coroner's office confirmed the death to NPR, but did not provide ...

  7. www.bafta.org › heritage › in-memory-ofTobe Hooper | BAFTA

    Tobe Hooper. Producer, Director, Screenwriter. 25 January 1943 to 26 August 2017. An American producer, director and screenwriter who was best known for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Hooper’s film was one of the most notorious and influential horror movies ever made. He also notably directed Salem’s Lot (1979), The Funhouse (1981) and ...