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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tobe_HooperTobe Hooper - Wikipedia

    Willard Tobe Hooper (/ ˈ t oʊ b i /; January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time.

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

    Tobe Hooper. Director: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. 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.

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

    Aug 27, 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.

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2017/08/27 › moviesTobe Hooper, Director of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ Dies ...

    Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, who realized just how terrifying a chain saw in the wrong hands could be and used the insight to make one of the most influential horror movies of the last century, “The Texas...

  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...

  6. www.slashfilm.com › 552977 › tobe-hooper-dead'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Director Tobe Hooper Has Died At 74

    Aug 27, 2017 · Best known for directing The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974, Tobe Hooper would go on to become a respected and influential horror filmmaker who also dabbled with directing episodes of...

  7. 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...