Legendary Director George A. Romero: A Life in Photos

George A. Romero's Life and Work Through the Years

The 'Night of the Living Dead' filmmaker died Sunday, July 16 at age 77 after a short battle with lung cancer. Credited as the godfather of the zombie genre, Romero, seen here in 1985 on the set of Day of the Dead, once told EW he didn't "use them to just create gore." What he did create was a style and fan base all his own. Ahead, his life and works in pictures.

Night of the Living Dead, 1968

Lane Carroll in The Crazies, 1973

Romero and Stephen King on the set of Creepshow in 1982

Stephen King in Creepshow, 1982

David Emge in Dawn of the Dead, 1978

John Amplas in Martin, 1978

Jason Beghe in Monkey Shines, 1988

Day of the Dead, 1985

Eugene Clark in Land of the Dead, 2005

Survival of the Dead, 2009

Tom Savini in Knightriders, 1981

Bruiser, 2000

Timothy Hutton and Amy Madigan in The Dark Half, 1993

Raymond Laine and Judith Streiner in There's Always Vanilla (a.k.a. The Affair), 1971

Diary of the Dead, 2007

The cover for Empire of The Dead #1