


" Night of the Living Dead director George A. Romero has died aged 77, according to the LA Times.
The Hollywood icon reportedly lost his battle with lung cancer on Sunday night, and passed away whilst listening to his favourite soundtrack.
Romero died Sunday in his sleep following a “brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer ,” according to a statement issued to newspaper by his longtime producing partner, Peter Grunwald.
Night of the Living Dead director George A. Romero has died aged 77, according to the LA Times (Image: Getty Images)
The director, who is regarded as the father of zombie horror films, is believed to have died while listening to the score of one his favorite film soundtracks, 1952’s “The Quiet Man,” with his wife, Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero, at his side, the family said. "
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