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Also Known As Wesley Earl Craven
Born August 2, 1939 • Cleveland • Ohio
Died August 30, 2015 (aged 76) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “A Nightmare on Elm Street” • “Music of the Heart” • “My Soul to Take” • “Red Eye” • “Scream 3” • “Scream 4” • “Scream” • “Swamp Thing” • “The Hills Have Eyes” • “The Last House on the Left”

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