2:Film producer/director/actor ROGER CORMAN is known as "King of the B movies." Many of today's actors and directors got their start in Corman's low budget films. He has produced or directed more than 225 (new figure) films. This month, the American Museum of the Moving Image is showing a series of films by directors who worked under Corman. Some of those who work will be featured in the New York show include Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorses and Joe Dante. The series is called "Corman's Children." Corman is president and executive producer of Concord/New Horizon, an independent film production house. At age 70, Corman is primarily producing films for the Showtime cable channel. This Saturday, his new film "Humanoids from the Deep" will debut on Showtime. In 1990, Corman's autobiography "How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime" was published by Random House. Corman got his start in Hollywood working as a messenger for 20th Century Fox, eventually rising to the position of story analyst. That led to opportunities to screenwrite, direct and produce. (Originally aired pt 1. 8/2/90 pt 2. 8/3/90) INTV.: Actor DICK MILLER appeared in 35 of Roger Corman's film including "the original "Little Shop of Horrors" which was filmed in one night. Miller has appeared in more than 90 movies which include "Pulp Fiction," "Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight," and "The Happy Hooker goes to Hollywood."
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