Richard Matheson

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    Richard Burton Matheson, Logan Swanson, Richard Matheson Sr.

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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, 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 also wrote 16 television episodes of The Twilight Zone, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" 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 for the television film Duel that year. In addition, to I Am Legend and Duel, nine more of his novels and short stories have been adapted as motion pictures: The Shrinking Man (filmed as The Incredible Shrinking Man), Hell House (filmed as The Legend of Hell House), What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return (filmed as Somewhere in Time), A Stir of Echoes, Steel (filmed as Real Steel), and Button, Button (filmed as The Box). The movie Cold Sweat was based on his novel Riding the Nightmare, and Les seins de glace ("Icy Breasts") was based on his novel Someone is Bleeding. Both Steel and Button, Button had previously been episodes of The Twilight Zone. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Matheson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1926-02-20
  • event Death Date 2013-06-23
  • school Known for: Writing
  • star Popularity: 4.6
  • info Birth Place Allendale, New Jersey, USA
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Duel

1971-11-13

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The Last Man on Earth

1964-05-06

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The Last Man on Earth

1964-05-06

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The Omega Man

1971-08-01

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The Box

2009-10-29

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I Am Omega

2007-11-18

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Stir of Echoes

1999-09-10

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House of Usher

1960-07-20

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The Incredible Shrinking Man

1957-02-22

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The Incredible Shrinking Man

1957-02-22

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Loose Cannons

1990-02-09

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The Night Strangler

1973-01-16

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The Incredible Shrinking Woman

1981-01-30

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The Return of Andrew Bentley

1961-12-11

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What Dreams May Come

1998-10-02

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The Pit and the Pendulum

1961-08-12

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The Raven

1963-01-25

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Tales of Terror

1962-07-04

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The Comedy of Terrors

1964-01-22

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Cold Sweat

1970-12-18

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The Beat Generation

1959-07-03

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Fanatic

1965-03-21

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Somewhere in Time

1980-10-02

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Somewhere in Time

1980-10-02

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The Night Stalker

1972-01-11

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The Legend of Hell House

1973-06-15

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The Legend of Hell House

1973-06-15

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Night of the Eagle

1962-04-25

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Trilogy of Terror II

1996-10-30

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Trilogy of Terror

1975-03-04

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Trilogy of Terror

1975-03-04

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Master of the World

1961-05-01

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Dead of Night

1977-03-29

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Dying Room Only

1973-09-18

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Dracula

1974-06-13

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De Sade

1969-08-27

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The Morning After

1974-02-13

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The Comedy of Terrors

1964-01-22

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The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver

1977-02-28

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The Young Warriors

1967-02-03

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Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983-06-24

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Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983-06-24

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Scream of the Wolf

1974-01-16

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Dance of the Dead

2005-11-11

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The Devil Rides Out

1968-07-20

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Dying Room Only

1973-09-18

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The Ghost of Potter's Field

1973-03-23

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L'Homme qui rétrécit

2025-10-22

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Duel

1971-11-13

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The Stranger Within

1974-10-01

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The Stranger Within

1974-10-01

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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019-11-14

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My Ambition

2006-05-14

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Jaws 3-D

1983-07-22

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Real Steel

2011-09-28

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The Comedy of Terrors

1964-01-22

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Icy Breasts

1974-08-28

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I Am Legend

2007-12-12

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Soy leyenda

1967-01-01

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I Am Legend 2

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Prey

1983-01-01

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Dead of Night

1977-03-29

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Trilogy of Terror II

1996-10-30

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The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver

1977-02-28

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The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994-05-19

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Star Trek

1966-09-08

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The Martian Chronicles

1980-01-15

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The Twilight Zone

1959-10-02

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Masters of Horror

2005-10-28

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The Twilight Zone

1985-09-27

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Cheyenne

1955-09-20

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Amazing Stories

1985-09-29

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The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

1966-09-13

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Combat!

1962-10-02

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Night Gallery

1970-12-16

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Have Gun, Will Travel

1957-09-14

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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963-10-04

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Thriller

1960-09-13

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Lawman

1958-10-05

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The Outer Limits

1995-03-26

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Family Guy

1999-01-31

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962-09-20

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962-09-20

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Ghost Story

1972-09-15