Prolific 'king of B movies' filmmaker Roger Corman dead at 98
Low-budget cinema maestro Roger Corman, who cranked out hundreds of outrageous films over six decades and helped launch the careers of acclaimed directors Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron and Ron Howard, died on Thursday at age 98, family members said.
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![US film director and producer Roger Corman stands on stage to present the Grand Prix during the closing ceremony of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 27, 2023. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images) Filmmaker Roger Corman.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7202076.1715532568!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1258224513.jpg)
Low-budget cinema maestro Roger Corman, who cranked out hundreds of outrageous films over six decades and helped launch the careers of acclaimed directors Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron and Ron Howard, died on Thursday at age 98, family members said.