Facts: - death place: los angeles , california , united states - years active: 1971 -- 2015 - caption: craven in 2010 - birth name: wesley earl craven - death cause: brain cancer - death date: 30 august 2015 - spouse: bonnie divorced iya labunka 2004 2015 his death broecker 1964 1969 divorced mimi craven 1984 1987 - children: 2 , including jonathan - birth date: 02 august 1939 - name: wes craven - image: wes craven 2010.jpg - birth place: cleveland , ohio , united states - occupation: director , writer , producer , actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of wes craven .
Answer:
wesley earl '' wes '' craven -lrb- august 2 , 1939 -- august 30 , 2015 -rrb- was an american film director , writer , producer , and actor known for his work on horror films , particularly slasher films .he was best known for creating the '' a nightmare on elm street '' franchise featuring the freddy krueger character , directing the first installment and '' wes craven 's new nightmare '' , and co-writing '' '' with bruce wagner .craven also directed all four films in the '' scream '' series , and co-created the ghostface character .some of his other films include '' the hills have eyes '' , '' the last house on the left '' , '' red eye '' and '' my soul to take '' .