# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wes-craven
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:31:36.527Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/wes-craven"
name: "Wes Craven"
slug: "wes-craven"
description: "Wesley Earl Craven was an American filmmaker. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor. Craven has been recognized as one of the masters of the horror genre."
tagline: "American filmmaker (1939–2015)"
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birthDate: "1939-08-02"
deathDate: "2015-08-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump