George A. Romero's Net Worth

What Was George A. Romero’s Net Worth?

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George A. Romero was born George Andrew Romero in New York City on February 4, 1940. He was the son of commercial artist George Romero and Anne Dvorsky. His mother was of Lithuanian heritage, while his father, born in Spain, moved to Cuba as a child.

George grew up in the Bronx and frequently took the subway into Manhattan to rent film reels. According to reports, Romero and Martin Scorsese were the only two persons who rented the 1951 film “The Tales of Hoffmann” many times.

George attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and graduated from the College of Fine Arts in 1960.

George A. Romero's Net Worth

What Was George A. Romero’s Net Worth?

George A. Romero was an American-Canadian film director, writer, producer, and editor who died in 2017 with a net worth of $35 million. George A. Romero is best known for resurrecting the zombie film genre.

His 1968 picture “Night of the Living Dead” inspired a generation of filmmakers and scores of zombie imitators. That film, with its often imitated but never totally replicated blend of art and schlock, has gone on to be regarded as one of the most influential horror films ever made, permanently redefining the genre.

 

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George directed more than 20 films, including “Season of the Witch” (1973), “Dawn of the Dead” (1978), “Creepshow” (1982), “Day of the Dead” (1985), “Monkey Shines” (1988), “The Dark Half” (1993), and “Diary of the Dead” (2007), and he also wrote, produced, edited, and appeared in several of them.

From 1983 to 1988, Romero created and executive produced the syndicated horror anthology series “Tales from the Darkside,” for which he also wrote four episodes. After a brief fight with lung cancer, George died on July 16, 2017, at the age of 77.

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