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Hollywood director found dead

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Hollywood horror director Tobe Hooper has died at age 74, Variety confirms.

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has reported it as a natural death.

Hooper is best known for directing classic horror films Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist. 

Tobe Hooper
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Multiple celebrities and directors have taken to Twitter to share their condolences, including Elijah Wood and Edgar Wright. 

https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/901715370125426688/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.com.au%2Farticle%2Fentertainment%2Ftexas-chain-saw-massacre-director-tobe-hooper-dies-at-74

He is survived by two sons. 

This article originally appeared on WHO.

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