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John Carpenter Fast Facts:

At age 8, he began shooting action-oriented shorts with his father's 8mm camera.
During college he played in a band called the Coupe de Villes.
While attending USC, he helped produce a short, The Resurrection of Broncho Billy, that won an Oscar in 1970.
Made his feature-film directing debut with the 1974 sci-fi/comedy Dark Star, which was an expanded version of his Master's thesis project.
His commercial breakthrough was the 1978 horror classic Halloween, which he wrote, directed and scored.

John Carpenter Relationships:
Adrienne Barbeau - Ex-wife
Howard Ralph Carpenter - Father
John Cody Carpenter - Son
Milton Jean Carpenter - Mother
Sandra Ann King - Wife
College:
Attended Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; attended University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA

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