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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.
Richard Matheson. Writer: Jaws 3-D. Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, Richard Burton Matheson first became a published author while still a child, when his stories and poems ran in the "Brooklyn Eagle".
- January 1, 1
- Allendale, New Jersey, USA
- January 1, 1
- Calabasas, California, USA
Jun 25, 2013 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Matheson, the prolific sci-fi and fantasy writer whose "I Am Legend" and "The Shrinking Man" were transformed into films, has died. He was 87. A spokesman for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films said Matheson died Sunday in Los Angeles.
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- June 23, 2013
- February 20, 1926
- I Am Legend.
- I Am Legend and Other Stories.
- Hell House.
- A Stir of Echoes.
Learn about the life and work of Richard Matheson, a prolific writer of novels, short stories and screenplays in the horror, fantasy and mystery genres. He is known for his adaptations of The Twilight Zone, I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man and more.
- February 20, 1926
- June 23, 2013
Jun 25, 2013 · US sci-fi and fantasy writer Richard Matheson, who wrote the 1954 vampire novel I Am Legend, has died aged 87. A spokesman for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films...
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May 7, 2000 · A prodigious dreamer-upper of macabre twists on everyday life, Matheson wrote 28 novels, 88 short stories and dozens of movie and TV scripts (for Star Trek, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour...