Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Birthday: October 10, 1924

Edward D. Wood Jr. is one of the great enigmas of American cinema. A marginal cinematic figure in his own time, Wood and his movies have become objects of fascination for legions of cineastes and pop-culture enthusiasts in the decades since his death in 1978. Not only have Wood's bizarre life and career been chronicled in books and videos, but they became the basis of a feature film -- ...more