{"id":124456,"date":"2024-05-13T09:02:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=124456"},"modified":"2024-05-13T09:02:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:02:40","slug":"filmmaker-roger-corman-dies-at-98-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=124456","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Roger Corman Dies at 98- Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=124456\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=124456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-124457 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-5-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-5-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/download-5.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning director and producer of films such as WASP WOMAN (1959) and THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960), passed away May 9, 2024, at his home in Santa Monica. No cause of death was given. He was 98.<\/p>\n<p>Corman, who was mostly known for directing low-budget films was known under various monikers such as \u201cThe Pope of Pop Cimema\u201d, and \u201cThe King of Cult\u201d, among others. He was also known as a trailblazer for independent films, which have become very common in today\u2019s film world. Corman directed over 50 films and produced over 300 films from 1954 through 2008. In addition to being a director and a producer, Corman was also a writer and actor. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>His filmography as a director includes THE UNDEAD (1957), MACHINE GUN KELLY (1958), HOUSE OF USHER (1960), THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961), TOWER OF LONDON (1962), THE RAVEN (1963), THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964) and FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND (1990).<\/p>\n<p>His acting filmography includes THE GODFATHER PART II (1974), THE GODFATHER SAGA (1977), THE HOWLING (1981), SWING SHIFT (1984), THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991), PHILADELPHIA (1993), APOLLO 13 (1995), BEVERLY HILLS 90210 (1990-2000), SCREAM 3 (2000), THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004), RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (2008) and LOST HORIZON (2021).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Roger Corman\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning director and producer of films such as WASP WOMAN (1959) and THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960), passed away May 9, 2024, at his home in Santa Monica. No cause of death was given. He was 98. 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