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Richard Matheson
Writing
20 Feb 1926
† 23 Jun 2013
Allendale, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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 other two adaptations are The Omega Man with Charlton Heston and I Am Legend with Will Smith.) Matheson a...
Also Known As
Richard Burton Matheson, Logan Swanson, Richard Matheson Sr.
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Richard Matheson's Movies
86%
The Godfather Part II
20 Dec 1974
75%
Somewhere in Time
02 Oct 1980
95%
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
04 Oct 2005
20%
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
27 Mar 2010
60%
The Life After Death Project
15 May 2013
10%
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
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Back To "Somewhere In Time"
31 Oct 2000