He discovered Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro: director Roger Corman is dead

He was the master of the B series. The American director and producer Roger Corman died shortly after. 98 years old.

American director and producer Roger Corman died at the age of 98, according to information from the American media. He died &agrav; Santa Monica, California. He was known for his B series and low budget films. Starting in the 19950s, Roger Corman produced hundreds of films. He notably produced The Fast and the Furious (1954), Dementia 13 (1963) and Big Bad Mama (1974). nbsp;

"His legendary ability &agrav; Stretching a dollar allowed him to quickly conceive and create period films and sci-fi epics on budgets which would not cover the food costs of a modern studio shoot. Thanks to à his ingenuity, & its overflowing energy and his deep love of cinema, Roger Corman directed more films than anyone else, says the Oscars website. 

He was a courier

Before starting his career, he studied engineering. Roger Corman was first a courier at the 20th Century-Fox à Hollywood before becoming a screenwriter.

On X, formerly Twitter, there are numerous tributes. Elijah Wood, actor in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, postedé an image saying "farewell".