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Richard Matheson
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American fiction writer (1926–2013)
Richard Matheson was an American fiction writer who lived from 1926 to 2013 and created stories across multiple genres including science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His work is notable for its influence on popular culture, particularly through adaptations into films and television programs that reached wide audiences.
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Film & TV
Allendale, New Jersey, USA
Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the screen three times, the first of which, The Last Man on Earth, was co-scripted by him and starred Vincent Price. (The…
Known for
- The Life After Death Project — Self2013
- Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man — Self2010
- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy — Self2005
- Back To "Somewhere In Time" — Self2000
- Somewhere in Time — Astonished Man [1912]1980
- The Godfather Part II — Senator #3 (uncredited)1974
- The AckerMonster Chronicles!
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Allendale
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Child
- Chris Matheson
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Educated at
- Brooklyn Technical High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- fantasy
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Richard Matheson (crop).jpg
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- 2013-00-00
- Commons category
- Richard Matheson
- date of birth
- 1926-02-20
- topic's main category
- Category:Richard Matheson
- date of death
- 2013-06-23
- pseudonym
- Logan Swanson
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- name in native language
- Richard Matheson
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Richard Matheson
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, who worked primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres.
He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the screen three times. Matheson himself was co-writer of the first film version, The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price, which was released in 1964. The other two adaptations were The Omega Man, starring Charlton Heston, and I Am Legend, with Will Smith. Matheson also wrote 16 television episodes of The Twilight Zone, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", "Little Girl Lost" and "Steel", as well as several adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories for Roger Corman and American International Pictures – House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, Tales of Terror and The Raven. He adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay, directed by Steven Spielberg as the television film of the same name that year.
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