Edward D. Wood Jr.
- Writing
- October 10, 1924 · Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- December 10, 1978
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Modify · Original Film Writer
- The Nightgown · In Memory Of
- Howl of the Werewolf · Story
- Astronaut's Uniform · Thanks
- Plan 9 · Story
- After School Massacre · In Memory Of
- Dad Made Dirty Movies · Self
- Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! · Thanks
- Devil Girls · Writer
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died · Screenplay
- Hollywood Rated 'R' · Self
- Crossroads of Laredo · Cowboy, Writer
- The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. · Self
- God Save the Queens
- Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes · Director
- Hellborn · Self, Director
- Homo Promo · (Archival)
- On the Trail of Ed Wood · Self
- Hot Ice · Screenplay, Assistant Director
- Meatcleaver Massacre · Director
- The Beach Bunnies · Writer
- Five Loose Women · Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop (as Edw. D. Wood Jr.), Screenplay
- The Cocktail Hostesses · Extra, Screenplay
- The Snow Bunnies · Screenplay
- Drop Out Wife · Extra, Screenplay
- The Class Reunion · Screenplay
- Nympho Cycler · Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards), Director
- The Only House in Town · Producer, Novel
- Take It Out in Trade · Alecia (as Ed Wood), Director
- Mrs. Stone's Thing · Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
- Excited · Writer
- One Million AC/DC · Writer
- Love Feast · Mr. Murphy (uncredited), Writer
- Operation Redlight
- For Love and Money · Writer
- Venus Flytrap · Writer
- Orgy of the Dead · Screenplay
- Shotgun Wedding · Screenplay
- Married Too Young · Writer
- Anatomy of a Psycho · Story
- The Sinister Urge · Man in Fight (uncredited), Director
- Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan · Director
- Revenge of the Virgins · Story, Screenplay
- Revenge of the Dead · Man in Fight (uncredited), Writer
- The Bride and the Beast · Screenplay
- Outlaw Queen · Screenplay
- The Astounding She-Monster · Writer
- Plan 9 from Outer Space · Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited), Screenplay
- Final Curtain · Director, Writer
- The Night the Banshee Cried · Director, Writer
- Wetbacks · Writer
- The Violent Years · Writer
- Bride of the Monster · Writer, Director
- The Lawless Rider · Writer
- Jail Bait · Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Producer
- Cleopatra Follies · Director, Writer
- Glen or Glenda · Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis), Story
- Son Of The Renegade · Writer
- Boots · Director, Writer
- Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid · Pony Express Rider (uncredited), Director
- The Sun Was Setting · Director, Writer
- The Baron of Arizona · Stunts
- Homo Promo · (Archival)