Herk Harvey

Herk Harvey was an American director and actor best known for Carnival of Souls, a 1962 horror film shot on a shoestring budget that became a cult classic decades after its initial release. Born in Colorado in 1924, Harvey studied theater at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where he later taught and directed plays. For over thirty years he worked with Centron Corporation, a Lawrence-based industrial and educational film company, directing hundreds of short films and earning numerous national awards.