![]() ![]() ![]() Lewis's family then moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he spent the majority of his adolescence. His father died when he was six years old his mother never remarried. Herschell Gordon Lewis was born in 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Geraldine (Waldman) and Emmanuel. On Lewis' career, AllMovie wrote, "With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going further than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era." Early life He is often called the "Godfather of Gore" (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films and at least one rural comedy. ![]() Herschell Gordon Lewis (J – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the " splatter" subgenre of horror films. Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, cinematographer, former English professor, advertising executive, direct-mail consultant ![]()
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