Q: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 .
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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 '' .