Val Lewton

GPTKB entity

Statements (142)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkbp:active_years 1940s
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkbp:awards gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film
gptkb:National_Film_Registry
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Story
gptkb:César_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Film
gptkb:Hugo_Award
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_–_Musical_or_Comedy
gptkb:Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation
gptkb:Academy_Award_nomination
gptkbp:birth_date 1904-05-07
February 7, 1904
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Nizhny_Novgorod
gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:birth_year 1904
gptkbp:children 2
Martha Lewton
Richard Lewton
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Robert_Wise
gptkb:Mark_Robson
gptkb:Jacques_Tourneur
gptkbp:death_date 1951-03-03
March 3, 1951
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Beverly_Hills,_California
gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkb:Beverly_Hills
gptkbp:died_in 1951
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:genre gptkb:horror
gptkb:thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Val Lewton
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Jordan_Peele
gptkb:Guillermo_del_Toro
gptkb:Martin_Scorsese
gptkb:Midsommar
gptkb:Ari_Aster
gptkb:Tobe_Hooper
gptkb:David_Lynch
gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkb:Wes_Craven
gptkb:John_Carpenter
gptkb:Dario_Argento
gptkb:George_A._Romero
gptkb:Robert_Eggers
gptkb:horror_genre
psychological horror
psychological thrillers
horror literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_Expressionism
gptkb:Carl_Theodor_Dreyer
gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Fritz_Lang
film noir
gptkbp:inspired horror genre evolution
modern horror filmmakers
gptkbp:is_recognized_for atmospheric storytelling
character-driven narratives
low-budget filmmaking
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:horror_films
strong female characters
ambiguous endings
exploration of identity
exploration of morality
innovative storytelling techniques
exploration of fear
exploration of madness
use of shadows and light
gptkbp:legacy cult following
influenced modern horror filmmakers
gptkbp:notable_film gptkb:The_Devil_Commands
gptkb:The_Seventh_Victim
gptkb:The_Body_Snatcher
gptkb:The_Leopard_Man_(1943)
gptkb:I_Walked_with_a_Zombie
gptkb:The_Leopard_Man
gptkb:The_Cat_People_(1942)
gptkb:The_Curse_of_the_Cat_People
gptkb:The_Man_in_the_Iron_Mask
gptkb:The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray
gptkb:Cat_People
The Ghost Ship
Bedlam
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
The Ghost Ship (1943)
The Seventh Victim (1943)
Bedlam (1946)
Curse of the Cat People (1944)
gptkbp:notable_for subtle horror
gptkbp:notable_themes fear of the unknown
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Ghost_Ship
gptkb:The_Seventh_Victim
gptkb:The_Body_Snatcher
gptkb:The_Leopard_Man_(1943)
gptkb:I_Walked_with_a_Zombie
gptkb:The_Leopard_Man
gptkb:The_Cat_People_(1942)
gptkb:The_Curse_of_the_Cat_People
gptkb:The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray
gptkb:Cat_People
The Ghost Ship
Bedlam
Mademoiselle Fifi
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
The Ghost Ship (1943)
The Seventh Victim (1943)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Director
gptkb:film_production_company
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkb:editor
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:produced gptkb:Ghost_Ship
gptkb:Curse_of_the_Cat_People
gptkb:The_Seventh_Victim
gptkb:The_Body_Snatcher
gptkb:I_Walked_with_a_Zombie
gptkb:The_Leopard_Man
gptkb:The_Curse_of_the_Cat_People
gptkb:Cat_People
Bedlam
gptkbp:spouse Mildred Lewton
gptkbp:style atmospheric tension
psychological horror
subtle horror
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cat_People_(1942)
gptkb:The_Cat_People
gptkb:The_Body_Snatcher
gptkb:The_Leopard_Man_(1943_film)
gptkb:Boris_Karloff
gptkb:Jacques_Tourneur
gptkb:The_7th_Victim
gptkb:Cat_People
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5