August 30, 2015: Legendary horror movie writer/director Wes Craven passed away from brain cancer at the age of 76. Craven, who is best known as the man behind five Nightmare on Elm Street films, also created the Scream series and helmed other beloved horror flicks like The Hills Have Eyes. A blue-collar kid, Craven said he got the idea for Elm Street from living next to a cemetery in his home town of Cleveland, but his legacy goes beyond just terrifying audiences with his movies. Craven also gave a number of now-famous A-listers their start. He discovered Johnny Depp while casting Elm Street, gave Bruce Willis his first featured role, and made Sharon Stone a star in Deadly Blessing. At the time of his death, he had an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions and was working on a number of projects for SyFy. He was also executive producing MTV's Scream series based on his films.