Edward D. Wood Jr.
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
WritingBirthday
October 10, 1924Deathday
December 10, 1978Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
74Place of birth
Poughkeepsie, New York, USAAlso known as
Ed Wood, Ед Вуд, Едвард Вуд, Hank Barnum, Daniel Davis, Edward Davis, TV Edwards, Edward Everett, Flint Holloway, Pete La Roche, Pete La Rouche, Pete LaRoche, Don Miller, Akdon Telmig, Akdov Telmig, Dick Trent, Richard Trent, Edw. D. Wood Jr., Ed Wood Jr., E.D. Wood, Ed WoodsCast credits
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Man Holding NewspaperHollywood Rated 'R'
Self (archive footage)Jail Bait
Radio News AnnouncerDad Made Dirty Movies
Himself (archive footage)The Sinister Urge
Man in FightTake It Out in Trade
AleciaNympho Cycler
Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
Pony Express RiderLove Feast
Mr. Murphy (uncredited)Crossroads of Laredo
Young CowboyThe Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Himself (archive footage)Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
Glen or Glenda
Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)Mrs. Stone's Thing
Transvestite (as Ed Woods)Five Loose Women
Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / PopHellborn
Himself (Archive Footage)Astronaut's Uniform
dedication of the filmOn the Trail of Ed Wood
Self (archive footage)God Save the Queens
Lovemaking U.S.A.
PhotographerCrew credits
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Director, Screenplay, Producer, EditorI Woke Up Early the Day I Died
ScreenplayJail Bait
Director, Screenplay, ProducerGlen or Glenda
Director, Story, ScreenplayNight of the Ghouls
Director, Writer, ProducerBride of the Monster
Director, Writer, ProducerHot Ice
Screenplay, Assistant DirectorFive Loose Women
Screenplay, Assistant DirectorDrop Out Wife
ScreenplayThe Cocktail Hostesses
ScreenplayClass Reunion
ScreenplayThe Snow Bunnies
ScreenplayThe Revenge of Dr. X
WriterNecromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
Director, Production Manager, Novel, Screenplay, Editor, ProducerThe Violent Years
WriterOne Million AC/DC
WriterShotgun Wedding
ScreenplayThe Bride and the Beast
ScreenplayRevenge of the Virgins
Story, ScreenplayThe Sinister Urge
Director, WriterNympho Cycler
Director, Writer