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Wes Craven dies aged 76 after battle with brain cancer
Daily Mail ^
| 30 August 2015
| Chris Spargo
Posted on 08/30/2015 7:31:00 PM PDT by CorporateStepsister
Wes Craven passed away on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles.
The iconic horror director known for his work on films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream and The Last House on the Left was 76-years-old.
He had been battling brain cancer.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: braincancer; california; cancer; chat; director; doasearch; hollyweird; horror; howaboutadonation; losangeles; searchcraven; searchworks; wescraven
To: CorporateStepsister
What a shame. A great talent. Prayers all around.
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posted on
08/30/2015 7:31:49 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
To: Lazamataz
Thanks for scaring the crap out of me, Mr. Craven.
L
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posted on
08/30/2015 7:34:43 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: CorporateStepsister
Condolences to family and friends of Wes Craven. Great work. R.I.P., sir.
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posted on
08/30/2015 7:38:17 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: CorporateStepsister
He did some good work. And wasn’t your typical Hollow-wood loon either.
Sad day.
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posted on
08/30/2015 7:58:02 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: windcliff
To: Lazamataz
>>What a shame. A great talent. Prayers all around<<
100% agree.
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posted on
08/30/2015 8:37:00 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Trump is the missile. Cruz is the payload. (Tagline stolen from Kid Shelleen with no attribution!))
To: CorporateStepsister
Very sad. My sister died of that.
RIP.
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posted on
08/30/2015 8:58:12 PM PDT
by
MoochPooch
(I'm a compassionate cynic.)
To: CorporateStepsister
I saw Last House on the Left at the Prairie Lake Drive In, Altamonte Springs, FL sometime in the early mid 70s.
Holy smokes, long time ago!
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posted on
08/30/2015 9:02:52 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
To: CorporateStepsister
He was a master at his craft.
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