Edward D. Wood Jr.

Edward D. Wood Jr.

Writing
Born 1924-10-10 Died 1978-12-10 Poughkeepsie, New York, USA 70 credits
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Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978), better known as Ed Wood, was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor, who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films, now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success. Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Béla Lugosi, died. He was able to salvage a saleable feature from Lugosi's last moments on film, but his career declined thereafter. Toward the end of his life, Wood made pornographic movies and wrote pulp crime, horror, and sex novels. His infamy began two years after his death, when he was awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time.[1] The lack of filmmaking ability in his work has earned Wood and his films a considerable cult following. Following the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, with new light shed on his evident zeal and honest love of movies and movie production. Tim Burton's biopic of the director's life, Ed Wood, earned two Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography — top 60 of 70
Writing 43 credits
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · 46% · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Orgy of the Dead
Orgy of the Dead
1965 · 33% · Screenplay
Shotgun Wedding
Shotgun Wedding
1963 · Screenplay
Glen or Glenda
Glen or Glenda
1953 · 46% · Director, Screenplay, Story
The Class Reunion
The Class Reunion
1972 · Screenplay
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 · Screenplay
Bride of the Monster
Bride of the Monster
1955 · 43% · Director, Writer, Producer
Anatomy of a Psycho
Anatomy of a Psycho
1961 · Story
The Astounding She-Monster
The Astounding She-Monster
1957 · Writer
Jail Bait
Jail Bait
1954 · ★ 3.8 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Revenge of the Dead
Revenge of the Dead
1959 · ★ 4.4 · Director, Writer, Producer
Crossroads of Laredo
Crossroads of Laredo
1996 · Director, Writer, Cowboy
The Bride and the Beast
The Bride and the Beast
1958 · Screenplay
Drop Out Wife
Drop Out Wife
1972 · Screenplay, Extra
Hot Ice
Hot Ice
1977 · Screenplay, Assistant Director
Five Loose Women
Five Loose Women
1974 · 47% · Screenplay, Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop (as Edw. D. Wood Jr.), Assistant Director
Venus Flytrap
Venus Flytrap
1967 · Writer
Married Too Young
Married Too Young
1962 · Writer
Final Curtain
Final Curtain
1957 · 51% · Director, Writer, Producer
Love Feast
Love Feast
1969 · Writer, Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
Take It Out in Trade
Take It Out in Trade
1970 · Director, Writer, Alecia (as Ed Wood)
The Only House in Town
The Only House in Town
1971 · Director, Screenplay, Novel
Devil Girls
Devil Girls
1999 · Writer
Wetbacks
Wetbacks
1956 · Writer
The Violent Years
The Violent Years
1956 · Writer
The Cocktail Hostesses
The Cocktail Hostesses
1973 · Screenplay, Extra
The Sinister Urge
The Sinister Urge
1960 · Director, Writer, Man in Fight (uncredited)
Revenge of the Virgins
Revenge of the Virgins
1959 · Screenplay, Story
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
1952 · Director, Writer, Pony Express Rider (uncredited)
The Snow Bunnies
The Snow Bunnies
1972 · Screenplay
The Beach Bunnies
The Beach Bunnies
1976 · Writer
Plan 9
Plan 9
2015 · 44% · Original Story
The Lawless Rider
The Lawless Rider
1954 · Writer
Nympho Cycler
Nympho Cycler
1971 · Director, Writer, Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)
Son Of The Renegade
Son Of The Renegade
1953 · Writer
One Million AC/DC
One Million AC/DC
1969 · 33% · Writer
The Sun Was Setting
The Sun Was Setting
1951 · Director, Writer
Outlaw Queen
Outlaw Queen
1957 · Screenplay
Phantasmatapes
Phantasmatapes
2025 · Original Story
For Love and Money
For Love and Money
1967 · Writer
Howl of the Werewolf
Howl of the Werewolf
2022 · Original Story
Cleopatra Follies
Cleopatra Follies
1953 · Director, Writer
Excited
Excited
1970 · Writer
Acting 25 credits
Directing 17 credits
Other credits 7 credits
Producing 6 credits
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