Edward D. Wood Jr.

Edward D. Wood Jr.

Born 10/10/1924
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Died 10/12/1978 (54 years old)
Severní Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography (1)

Ed Wood Jr.'s career flourished throughout the 1950s as the director and writer of several campy and exploitative films, earning him a Golden Turkey Award as The Worst Director of All Time in 1980 after his 1978 death from a heart attack. Since then his work has gathered a surging cult following, and Glen or Glenda (1953), his empathetic portrayal of a trans woman, was considered groundbreaking for its time.

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Movies
1999

Devil Girls - book

1971

Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love - book

1969

Operation Redlight - book

1967

For Love and Money - short story

1965

Orgy of the Dead - short story

Short
1953

Boots - book