JOHN CARPENTER
Name: John Howard Carpenter
Born: 16 January 1948 Carthage, New York, U.S.A.
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director,
screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. Carpenter has
worked in numerous film genres, and is considered one of the most accomplished
and influential horror and science fiction directors in Hollywood.
Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, the son of Milton Jean (née Carter)
and Howard Ralph Carpenter, a music professor. He and his family moved to
Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1953. He was captivated by movies from an early
age, particularly the westerns of Howard Hawks and John Ford, as well as 1950s
low budget horror and science fiction films, such as Forbidden Planet and The
Thing from Another World and began filming horror shorts on 8 mm film even
before entering high school. He briefly attended Western Kentucky University
where his father chaired the music department, but transferred to the University
of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1968. Though he dropped out
before finishing his degree, his student project, The Resurrection of Broncho
Billy, won the 1970 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film. The film was
produced by John Longenecker.
Name: John Howard Carpenter
Born: 16 January 1948 Carthage, New York, U.S.A.
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American film director,
screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. Carpenter has
worked in numerous film genres, and is considered one of the most accomplished
and influential horror and science fiction directors in Hollywood.
Carpenter was born in Carthage, New York, the son of Milton Jean (née Carter)
and Howard Ralph Carpenter, a music professor. He and his family moved to
Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1953. He was captivated by movies from an early
age, particularly the westerns of Howard Hawks and John Ford, as well as 1950s
low budget horror and science fiction films, such as Forbidden Planet and The
Thing from Another World and began filming horror shorts on 8 mm film even
before entering high school. He briefly attended Western Kentucky University
where his father chaired the music department, but transferred to the University
of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1968. Though he dropped out
before finishing his degree, his student project, The Resurrection of Broncho
Billy, won the 1970 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film. The film was
produced by John Longenecker.