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==Death== Hooper died of natural causes in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles|Sherman Oaks]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], on August 26, 2017, at the age of 74.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/movies/tobe-hooper-texas-chainsaw-massacre.html?mcubz=3 |title=Tobe Hooper, Director of 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,' Dies at 74 |first=Neil |last=Genzlinger |author-link=Neil Genzlinger |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="varietyobit">{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/tobe-hooper-dead-dies-texas-chain-saw-massacre-poltergeist-director-dies-1202539868/|title=Tobe Hooper, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' and 'Poltergeist' Director, Dies at 74|last=Saperstein|first=Pat|date=2017-08-27|work=Variety|access-date=2017-08-30|language=en-US}}</ref> A few months prior to his death, Hooper claimed his much younger girlfriend beat him and provided images of injuries to his face. <ref name="TMZarticle">{{cite news |url=https://www.tmz.com/2017/06/01/texas-chain-saw-massacre-director-tobe-hooper-ex-attack-restraining-order/ |title= 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Director's Face Allegedly Bashed By Ex-GF 38 Years Younger |newspaper=[[TMZ]] |date=June 1, 2017}}</ref>
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