American Canadian filmmaker George A Romero is someone fans of horror will forever remain grateful to. His contribution to the birth of modern-day zombie films has been immense, with films such as ‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968), ‘Dawn of the Dead’ (1978), ‘Land of the Dead’ (2005), and many more. As reported earlier, something very special has been planned for Romero this month as it is his birthday month. Libraries of the University of Pittsburgh are hosting an event on the 9th of February called ‘George A Romero’s Archival Collection’ and it will include production documents, scripts, videos, photos and many more valuables that will allow fans to view Romero in a whole new light and even give them something to hold close to them as a memory of the brilliant director.
Zombie devotees had nothing but good things to say
On his birthday, the 4th of February, many fans took to Twitter to express their love and appreciation for the filmmaker, flooding the platform with old pictures, behind-the-scenes photos from the sets of his films, and heartfelt messages on what would have been his 81st birthday. Comic book author Steve Niles wished him a happy birthday with a picture of countless zombies swarming around one focal point and photoshopping Romero in that point. Daniel Kraus, an American author, expressed that watching ‘Night of the Living Dead’ drew him towards the genre, and years later, he was thankful to be able to collaborate with Romero on ‘The Living Dead’ novel.
Happy birthday to my hero George A. Romero, who changed my life twice…
1) Seeing NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD as a kid got me interested in horror/film/art
2) Collaborating with him on a novel
L: My teenage VHS production of NIGHT! (I'm on the right)
R: The novel! pic.twitter.com/7fhiHoc5q4— Daniel Kraus (@DanielDKraus) February 4, 2021
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More on Romero’s birthday
Other fans also shared his photos while talking about how his birthday serves as the perfect opportunity for them to re-watch ‘Dawn of the Dead’ and appreciating his storytelling abilities that creatively showcased an idea, leading to numerous post-apocalyptic films we have today. Apart from this, students from the Film and Media Studies Program at Kurlander worked tirelessly last summer, during the peak of the pandemic, to present fans with a documentary that pays a beautiful tribute to the filmmaker that he would have undoubtedly appreciated were he alive to see it.
Happy Birthday, George Romero! pic.twitter.com/CmcIKfEYv0
— Steve Niles (@SteveNiles) February 4, 2021