Edward D. Wood Jr.
Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978), better known as Ed Wood, was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor, who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films, now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success. Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Béla Lugosi, died. He was able to salvage a saleable feature from Lugosi's last moments on film, but his career declined thereafter. Toward the end of his life, Wood made pornographic movies and wrote pulp crime, horror, and sex novels. His infamy began two years after his death, when he was awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time.[1] The lack of filmmaking ability in his work has earned Wood and his films a considerable cult following. Following the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, with new light shed on his evident zeal and honest love of movies and movie production. Tim Burton's biopic of the director's life, Ed Wood, earned two Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2021 · Astronaut's Uniform as dedication of the film
- 2012 · Dad Made Dirty Movies as Himself (archive footage)
- 2004 · The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Glen / Glenda (archive footage)
- 1997 · Hollywood Rated 'R' as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. as Himself (archive footage)
- 1996 · Crossroads of Laredo as Young Cowboy
- 1995 · God Save the Queens as
- 1993 · Hellborn as Himself (Archive Footage)
- 1990 · On the Trail of Ed Wood as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Glen/Glenda in 'Glen or Glenda'
- 1974 · Five Loose Women as Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop
- 1971 · Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love! as
- 1971 · Nympho Cycler as Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)
- 1971 · Lovemaking U.S.A. as Photographer
- 1970 · Take It Out in Trade as Alecia
- 1970 · Mrs. Stone's Thing as Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
- 1969 · Love Feast as Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
- 1969 · Operation Redlight as
- 1960 · The Sinister Urge as Man in Fight
- 1959 · Plan 9 from Outer Space as Man Holding Newspaper
- 1959 · Plan 9 from Outer Space as Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
- 1954 · Jail Bait as Radio News Announcer
- 1953 · Glen or Glenda as Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
- 1952 · Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid as Pony Express Rider