John Carpenter
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January 16, 1948
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John Carpenter Bio
John Carpenter is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and composer, born in Carthage, New York on January 16, 1948. He is best known for his work in the horror, action, and science fiction genres in the 1970s and 1980s. Some of his most successful films were Halloween, The Fog, Starman, and Escape from New York. Many of his less successful films still became cult classics. Carpenter had an interest in filmmaking from a young age and started filming horror short films while in middle school. He attended college at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts in 1968, but dropped out to create his first feature film. Carpenter played major roles in creating, directing, and composing for the films Dark Star, Halloween, Elvis, The Fog, The Thing, Christine, Big Trouble in Little China, Prince of Darkness, They Live, Body Bags, Vampires, The Ward, Ghost of Mars, Village of the Damned and more. As a musician Carpenter has released the albums Lost Themes, Lost Themes II, and Anthology: The Movie Themes 1974-1998.
