Wes Craven Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Wes Craven Facts
| Full Name | Wes Craven |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | August 02, 1939 |
| Birth Place | Cleveland, OH |
| Age (in 2024) | 85 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Leo |
| Occupation | Director |
Wes Craven Age & Birthday
Wes Craven is best known as Director who has born on August 02, 1939 in Cleveland, OH. Currently, Wes Craven is 85 years, 3 months and 19 days old. Wes Craven will celebrate 86th birthday on Saturday, 2nd of August 2025. Below the countdown to Wes Craven upcoming birthday.
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About
Director who introduced the world to the terrifying Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series and redefined the horror genre with his semi-satirical horror/comedy Scream films. He also directed the horror films The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, Red Eye, and Wes Craven's New Nightmare.
Before Fame
He worked as a professor of English at Westminster College and humanities at Clarkson College of Technology before landing his first film job as a sound editor for a New York City post-production company.
Trivia
In 1995, he received a Life Career Award from The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.
Family Life
He was married to Bonnie Broecker from 1964 to 1969 and Mimi Craven from 1982 to 1987. He married his third wife, Iya Labunka, in 2004. He had two children, Jonathan and Jessica.
Associated With
In the Scream franchise, Neve Campbell starred as the lead character Sidney Prescott. In A Nightmare on Elm Street,
Top Asked Questions about Wes Craven
How old is Wes Craven in 2024?
Wes Craven is 85 years old today.
When was Wes Craven born?
Wes Craven was born on August 02, 1939 in Cleveland, OH.
What is Wes Craven zodiac sign?
Wes Craven zodiac sign is Leo.
What was Wes Craven best known for?
Wes Craven was best known as Director.
Fun Facts about Wes Craven's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Wes Craven's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Wes Craven was born on Wednesday, 214th day / 31st week of 1939
- Wes Craven has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Wes Craven birthday is II.VIII.MCMXXXIX
- Wes Craven's birthstone is Peridot
- Wes Craven's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
- Wes Craven age in year is 85 years old
- Wes Craven age in month is 1023 months old
- Wes Craven age in day is 31158 days old
- Wes Craven age in hour is 747792 hours old
- Wes Craven age in minute is 44867520 minutes old
- Wes Craven age in second is 2692051200 seconds old
- Next Wes Craven birthday is on Saturday, August 2nd 2025
- Wes Craven age in next birthday (2025) is 86 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about August 02, 1939 birthday
Historical Events on Wes Craven Birthday (August 02)
Below are historical events that coincided with Wes Craven's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1944 | ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia. |
| 1944 | World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches. |
| 1945 | World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference. |
| 1947 | A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998. |
| 1968 | An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261. |
| 1973 | A flash fire kills 51 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man. |
| 1980 | A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200. |
| 1982 | The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public. |
| 1985 | Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. |
| 1989 | Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972. |
| 1989 | A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians. |
| 1990 | Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War. |
| 1999 | The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India. |
| 2005 | Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities. |
| 2014 | At least 146 people were killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. |
| 1986 | The birth of Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier |
| 1988 | The birth of Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1989 | The birth of Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player |
| 1990 | The birth of Vitalia Diatchenko, Russian tennis player |
| 1990 | The birth of Skylar Diggins-Smith, American basketball player |
| 1992 | The birth of Charli XCX, English singer-songwriter |
| 1993 | The birth of Gael Bussa, Congolese politician |
| 1994 | The birth of Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player |
| 1994 | The birth of Laremy Tunsil, American football player |
| 1995 | The birth of Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player |
| 1996 | The birth of Keston Hiura, American baseball player |
| 1996 | The birth of Simone Manuel, American swimmer |
| 1999 | The birth of Mark Lee, Korean-Canadian singer |
| 2000 | The birth of Varvara Gracheva, Russian tennis player |
| 2014 | The death of Ed Joyce, American journalist (b. 1932) |
| 2014 | The death of Billie Letts, American author and educator (b. 1938) |
| 2014 | The death of Barbara Prammer, Austrian social worker and politician (b. 1954) |
| 2014 | The death of James Thompson, American-Finnish author (b. 1964) |
| 2015 | The death of Forrest Bird, American pilot and engineer (b. 1921) |
| 2015 | The death of Giovanni Conso, Italian jurist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (b. 1922) |
| 2015 | The death of Piet Fransen, Dutch footballer (b. 1936) |
| 2015 | The death of Jack Spring, American baseball player (b. 1933) |
| 2016 | The death of Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (b. 1930) |
| 2016 | The death of David Huddleston, American actor (b. 1930) |
| 2016 | The death of Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (b. 1927) |
| 2016 | The death of Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1946) |
| 2017 | The death of Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (b. 1924) |
| 2020 | The death of Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian-Dutch visual artist (b. 1922) |
| 2022 | The death of Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host (b. 1927) |
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