I included the Ed Gein wikipedia article on the related links box below.
Google Ed Gein.
No. Although Tobe Hooper got the idea for the Leatherface character from the real life serial killer, Ed Gein, Leatherface is still a fictional character. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies are NOT based on a true story. See the Related Question below.
Ed Gein's birth name is Edward Theodore Gein.
No. The moviemakers got the idea for the Leatherface character from the real-life serial killer Ed Gein. Ed Gein lived in Wisconsin.
Ed Gein was born on August 27, 1906.
Ed Gein was born on August 27, 1906.
The Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein stood at 5' 7".
Not in the least. It is VERY loosely based on the exploits of real life murderer, Ed Gein, but he never did the kinds of murders shown in the films. He did create grisly human remains based art which is shown in the original, was an alleged cannibal, and a grave robber, but that was about it.
Ed Gein
No, but it is based on a real serial killer named Ed Gein.
No, it is all fake. The character is based off of Ed Gein.
Ed Gein, born August 27, 1906, died July 26,1984, was from Plainfield, Wisconsin.