What is Sean S. Cunningham?
{{Infobox person | name = Sean S. Cunningham | image = Sean Cunningham 01 (15111642666).jpg | caption = Cunningham in 2014 | birth_name = Sean Sexton Cunningham | birth_date = December {{Birth year and age|1941}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | alma_mater = {{plainlist| *[[Franklin & Marshall College]] *[[Stanford University]] }} | occupation = Film director, writer, producer | years active = 1970–present | notable_works = }} '''Sean Sexton Cunningham''' (born December 1941) is an American [[movie director]], [[producer]], and [[Screenwriter|writer]]. He is best known for creating the ''[[Friday the 13th (franchise)|Friday the 13th franchise]]'' by directing ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 movie)|the first movie]]'' (1980) and creating the slasher icon [[Jason Voorhees]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors|last=Roberts|first=Jerry|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-810-86378-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&pg=PA109}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0192446}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Sean S.}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Friday the 13th (franchise)]] [[Category:Movie directors from New York City]] [[Category:Movie producers from New York City]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}