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Sam Irvin Biography
Birth Name:Sam Irvin
Birth Place:Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Profession Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack, Music department, Assistant director, Production manager, Casting department
Fast Facts
- Graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in media arts in 1978
- As a teenager, he was the editor and publisher of a fanzine called "Bizarre," for which he interviewed the likes of Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Diana Rigg
- Began his career as an assistant to director Brian De Palma on the film "Dressed to Kill" and went on to direct his first film, "Double Negative," in 1985
- Best known as the director of "Elvira's Haunted Hills," "Guilty as Charged" and "Dante's Cove․"
Awards
- 1991Gold Award-Independent Theatrical Feature Films - First Feature: winner
- 1994Gold Award-Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Fantasy/Horror: winner
- 2002Audience Award-Best Feature: winner