Postal Service as a custodian, and his family relocated numerous times around the United States. Wood's father, Edward Sr., worked for the U.S. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, leading up to director Tim Burton's biopic of Wood's life, Ed Wood (1994), a critically acclaimed film which earned two Academy Awards. Wood's career and camp approach has earned him and his films a cult following.įollowing the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D.

In 1980, he was posthumously awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time, renewing public interest in his work. In the 1960s and 1970s, he made sexploitation movies and wrote over 80 pulp crime, horror and sex novels. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of low-budget science fiction, horror and cowboy films, intercutting stock footage. (OctoDecember 10, 1978) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author and film editor. Screenwriter, film director, film producer, actor, author, and editorĮdward Davis 'Ed' Wood, Jr.

Ed Wood Wednesdays: The Ed Wood Summit Podcast #28.For other people named Edward Wood, see Edward Wood (disambiguation).Ed Wood Wednesdays, week 136: The Huffman Files.Tweets by Ed Wood Wednesdays, week 137: 'The Beacon' (1973) But that's nothing compared to the novels he didn't write. Oh, and he has an entire novel you can read for free right here. The podcast is called These Days Are Ours, and you should definitely listen to it, bucko. Just e-mail co-hosts a weekly podcast about the classic sitcom Happy Days. Apostolof, which is available in paperback now! Or get the Kindle edition here! In addition, Joe is the co-author of Dad Made Dirty Movies: The Erotic World of Stephen C. Club, Splitsider, Vulture, Weekly Humorist, Unloosen, Halloween Love, and Crooked Marquee, plus he has contributed material to the books Lebowski 101 and Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool Cats. He's on Amazon, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo, Instagram, Genius, Goodreads, Pinterest, Tumblr, SoundCloud, and IMDb too. Dead 2 Rights is the official online presence of Joe Blevins, darkener of doorsteps.įollow him on Twitter if you care to.

Orgy of the Dead by Ed Wood