In Memoriam: Notable people who died in 2024
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Roger Corman was known as the “King of the B’s” for directing a string of low-budget B movies in the 1950s
and 1960s, including such movies as “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” “The Wasp Woman,” and “Bucket of Blood.”
As a producer, Corman was known for spotting talent, giving first directing jobs to Francis Ford Coppola, Martin
Scorsese, Ron Howard, and Peter Bogdanovich. In 1991, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Corman
was awarded an honorary Oscar in 2009.