George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero.

George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940, July 16, 2017) was an American and Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor. Regarded as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre, particularly zombie films, he has been described as an "icon" and the "father of the zombie film". The first three films in his Night of the Living Dead series-Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), and Day of the Dead (1985)-are widely regarded as among the best and most influential horror films ever made, and were major contributors to the modern cultural image of the zombie.