Tobe Hooper (born January 25, 1943) is an American director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre, including the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot, the three-time Academy Award-nominated and Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist and the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Hooper was born in Austin, Texas, the son ...
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Tobe Hooper (born January 25, 1943) is an American director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre, including the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot, the three-time Academy Award-nominated and Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist and the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Hooper was born in Austin, Texas, the son of Lois Belle (née Crosby) and Norman William Ray Hooper. He first used his father's 8 mm camera at age 9. Hooper spent the 1960s as a college professor and documentary cameraman. Hooper had shot over 60 documentaries, commercials and short films before making The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In 1969 Hooper co-wrote and directed Eggshells, about a group of hippies in a commune house having to deal with the presence of a possible supernatural force. Eggshells did not receive theatrical release of any kind, but did win Hooper several awards,...
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