Roger Corman, influential B-movie king who nurtured great directors, dies at 98

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Corman, a producer and director hailed as the “king of B movies,” died at his home in Santa Monica, California, his wife and daughters said in a post on his Instagram account late on Saturday, May 11, without giving the cause of death. Corman’s work – he produced more than 300 films and directed about 50 – was filled with those weird, cool and crazy moments. The movies were shot swiftly on the cheap and only a handful lost money.

But he was best known for nurturing directors. As a frugal producer, Corman hired promising young filmmakers who could work on a shoestring budget, launching their careers.at a time when he was viewed as a lightweight TV sitcom actor. Howard said he complained to Corman about not getting sufficient resources.

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