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   Who was Tobe Hooper?

   • Horror film director Tobe Hooper, who set the movie world abuzz with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974, has died in California, US media say. He died in Sherman Oaks at the age of 74, the Los Angeles county coroner was quoted as saying by Variety and Movie Web, without giving further details.

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   How old was Tobe Hooper when he died?

   • "Tobe Hooper, Director of 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies at 74". The New York Times. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (October 30, 2008). "Ring". The Guardian. ^ Burton, Felicity (August 7, 2015 ). "THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977): Film Review". Scream. ^ Eggstern, Chris (October 30, 2015).

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   How did Hooper contribute to Masters of horror?

   • Hooper was asked to contribute to the series Masters of Horror; he responded by directing "Dance of the Dead" (2005) with Robert Englund in the first season, and "The Damned Thing" in the second season.

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   Was Hooper a good movie?

   • Hooper was a little-known, barely-funded filmmaker when he made the movie that echoed through the horror genre for years to come. In 2004, Texas Monthly magazine reported on the movie's improbable production (and lasting financial woes.) The production crew was astonishingly green — it was the cinematographer's first feature film.

   Tobe Hooper, Director Of 'Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies At 74

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   How did Hooper get his idea?

   • Hooper had got the idea when flustered by crowds in a department store. Finding himself in hardware, he imagined cutting his way out with a chainsaw. He used real skeletons as props, adding to the macabre feel of a film that spawned a string of inferior slasher movies, with young women usually the victims.

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   Was Hooper's next movie based on a true story?

   • Hooper's next film was Eaten Alive (1976), co-written by Henkel and producers Alvin L. Fast and Mardi Rustam. As with Massacre, the film was inspired by serial killings, this time the murderer Joe Ball, who killed at least two people in the 1930s and whose crimes led to his nicknames of 'The Alligator Man' and 'The Butcher of Elmendorf'.

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   Hooper died of natural causes in Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on August 26, 2017, at the age of 74. [24] [2]

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   Aug 27, 2017 · Nocturna International Fantastic Film Festival. Tobe Hooper, who realized just how terrifying a chain saw in the wrong hands could be and used the insight to make one of the most influential horror...

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   Aug 27, 2017 · Hollywood directors have paid tribute to Tobe Hooper, who shot horror films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist, following his death. He died of natural causes at the age of 74 in ...

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   Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, who directed the influential horror movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, died on Saturday in Los Angeles. The LA County coroner's office confirmed the death to NPR, but did not...

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   Horror director Tobe Hooper – best known for helming The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist – has died aged 74. The Los Angeles county coroner confirmed the filmmaker passed in Sherman...

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   Oct 3, 2017 · Hooper (his first name is pronounced Toby), who has died aged 74, went on to direct the Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist in 1982. In addition, he directed nearly 20 films, numerous TV ...