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1. Willard Tobe Hooper [2] ( / ˈtoʊbi /; [3] 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. [4]
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 ...
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 ...
Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, the horror movie pioneer whose low-budget sensation The Texas Chain Saw Massacre took a buzz saw to audiences with its brutally frightful vision, has died. He was 74. The Los Angeles ...
Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper was born on Jan. 25, 1943, in Austin, Tex. His parents, he said in interviews , were in the hotel business, which left him often babysitting himself by going to the movies as they ...
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 ...
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 ...
