Herschell Gordon Lewis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herschell Gordon Lewis

American filmmaker

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1929

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 26-Sep-2016

Profession: screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films.
He is often called the "Godfather of Gore" (a title also given to Lucio Fulci), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films and at least one rural comedy.
On Lewis' career, AllMovie wrote, "With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going farther than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era."