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- Dead and Buried
- Alien
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Ronald Shusett (born June 1935) is an American screenwriter and film producer, best known for his works in the science fiction genre. He wrote the original story for Alien (1979) with Dan O'Bannon and later Alien vs. Predator (2004). In 1974, he was the first to option the Philip K. Dick short story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", that became the basis of the film Total Recall.
Known for
- Memory: The Origins of Alien — Self2019
- Tales from the Script — Self2009
- The Beast Within: Making Alien — Self2003
- The Alien Saga — Self2002
- Imagining 'Total Recall' — Self2001
- The Alien Legacy — Self1999
- Biography — Self1987
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ronald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1935-06-28
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- date of death
- 2024-08-29
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