The Little Shop of Horrors filmmaker launched the careers of Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, and many more

While making films on the cheap, Mr. Corman became a “cinematic godfather” to Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola and others whose careers he boosted.

Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood's most famous actors and directors early breaks,

Legendary B-movie king Roger Corman, who directed and produced hundreds of low-budget films and discovered such future industry stars as Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, has died.

He had hundreds of horror, science fiction and crime films to his credit. He also helped start the careers of Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and many others.