George A. Romero

George Andrew Romero Jr. (; February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian film director, writer, editor and actor. His ''Night of the Living Dead'' series of films about a zombie apocalypse began with the original ''Night of the Living Dead'' (1968) and is considered a major contributor to the image of the zombie in modern culture. Other films in the series include ''Dawn of the Dead'' (1978) and ''Day of the Dead'' (1985).

Romero later revived his attachment to the sub-genre with ''Land of the Dead'' (2005), ''Diary of the Dead'' (2007), and ''Survival of the Dead'' (2009), his final film. Aside from this series, his works include ''The Crazies'' (1973), ''Martin'' (1977), ''Knightriders'' (1981), ''Creepshow'' (1982), ''Monkey Shines'' (1988), ''The Dark Half'' (1993), and ''Bruiser'' (2000). He also created and executive-produced the television series ''Tales from the Darkside'' from 1983 to 1988. Romero is often described as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre and has been called the "Father of the Zombie Film" and an "icon". Provided by Wikipedia