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George A. Romero, Father of the Zombie Film, Dies at 77
NBCNews.com NEW YORK — George Romero, whose classic “Night of the Living Dead” and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died. He was 77. Critic’s Notebook: In George Romero’s Zombie Films, a Cathartic Form of Escapism George Romero, Father of the Zombie Movie, Dies at 77 Director George Romero, creator of the modern zombie, is dead at 77 |
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