David A. Prior, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

David A. Prior

American film director, producer and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2015

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About David A. Prior

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  • Prior (October 5, 1955 – August 16, 2015) was an American director, screenwriter, producer and co-founder of the Action International Pictures (AIP).
  • Prior started his career with the horror film Sledgehammer (1983), and the action film Killzone (1985), both of them with his brother Ted in lead roles.
  • Shortly after he went into a partnership with veteran producer David Winters, and started directing film many of them with his brother as the star, some of these cult classics includes Deadly Prey, Aerobicide,and Mankillers.
  • Prior continued working with Winters producing until the mid 1990s.
  • Some these efforts include the David Carradine futuristic action vehicle' Future Zone and its sequel, Raw Nerve, starring Glenn Ford, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sandahl Bergman and Traci Lords, Night Trap Gold Award winner at the WorldFest Houston for best Fantasy/Horror), starring Robert Davi, Michael Ironside, Lesley-Anne Down, Margaret Avery, John Amos, Lydie Denier, and Mike Starr, Raw Justice (Bronze Award winner at the WorldFest Charleston for best Theatrical Feature Film – Dramatic), starring Pamela Anderson, David Keith, Robert Hays, and Stacy Keach, and many more films with an important cast. From 2000 on, Prior continued directing action and horror films.
  • He reunited with Winters to pen his 2015 directorial effort Dancin': It's On!.
  • He died on August 16, 2015 at the age of 59.
  • His death was described by his brother on Facebook as "a long battle of failing health".

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