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Also Known As	Roger William Corman
Born	April 5, 1926 • Detroit • Michigan
Died	May 9, 2024 (aged 98) • Santa Monica • California
Notable Works	“A Bucket of Blood” • “Bloody Mama” • “Five Guns West” • “Frankenstein Unbound” • “House of Usher” • “Monster from the Ocean Floor” • “The Cry Baby Killer” • “The Intruder” • “The Little Shop of Horrors” • “The Masque of the Red Death” • “The Pit and the Pendulum” • “The Raven” • “The Trip” • “The Wild Angels”

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