 Wes Craven was born in Cleveland in 1939. After an unhappy childhood being raised in a Baptist family, Craven left Cleveland to study English Literature at Wheaton College in Illinois, but after illness, he left the school for one year before returning to study psychology. In 1963 Craven received a degree in writing and psychology and in 1964 he earned a Masters from Johns Hopkins University. While he was a humanities college teacher, Craven married Bonnie Broecker, mother of both his children, Jonathan and Jessica. But after a few years, they separated and the children stayed with Broecker. Craven left his job as a teacher and after employment as taxi driver, became a sound editor for a post-production company in New York. After the co-direction of "Together" with Sean S. Cunningham, Craven made the horror movie, "Last House on the Left." The movie, released in August...
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