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Director · Writer/Creator · Producer · 1939–2015

Wes Craven

Wes Craven was an American filmmaker. Born on 2 August 1939, this profile follows Wes Craven through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). The location trail reaches John Marshall High School and Royce Hall · UCLA. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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Wes Craven
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CHAPTER 01

Life and work

Wes Craven was an American filmmaker. Born: 2 August 1939. Died: 30 August 2015. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.

Wes Craven — biographical record ↗︎

CHAPTER 02

A Nightmare on Elm Street · John Marshall High School

Wes Craven is credited as director and writer on A Nightmare on Elm Street. The work’s existing location story leads to John Marshall High School. John Marshall High School is documented as a location associated with A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

A Nightmare on Elm Street — credits ↗︎John Marshall High School (Los Angeles) ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

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WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

Movies · 1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven

Movies · 1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Chuck Russell

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

Los Angeles ↗︎

Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Actor

Johnny Depp ↗︎

Johnny Depp is an American actor. Born on 9 June 1963, this profile follows Johnny Depp through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Ed Wood (1994) and Nick of Time (1995). The location trail reaches John Marshall High School, Musso & Frank Grill and Union Station. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Laurence Fishburne ↗︎

Laurence Fishburne is an American actor. Born on 30 July 1961, this profile follows Laurence Fishburne through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), Boyz n the Hood (1991) and John Wick: Chapter 4 — Berlin (2023). The location trail reaches Royce Hall · UCLA, Crenshaw Boulevard and Former Coley’s Kitchen, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Patricia Arquette ↗︎

Patricia Arquette is an American actress. Born on 8 April 1968, this profile follows Patricia Arquette through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and Ed Wood (1994). The location trail reaches Royce Hall · UCLA and Musso & Frank Grill. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Charles Fleischer ↗︎

Charles Fleischer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and musician. Born on 27 August 1950, this profile follows Charles Fleischer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Zodiac (2007). The location trail reaches John Marshall High School, Transamerica Pyramid and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Director · Producer · Writer/Creator

Frank Darabont ↗︎

Frank Darabont is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Born on 28 January 1959, this profile follows Frank Darabont through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and The Majestic (2001). The location trail reaches Royce Hall · UCLA and Formosa Cafe. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Robert Englund ↗︎

Robert Englund is an American actor, voice-actor, singer, and director. Born on 6 June 1947, this profile follows Robert Englund through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). The location trail reaches John Marshall High School and Royce Hall · UCLA. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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