Richard Matheson

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fantasy writer horror writer human novelist science fiction writer screenwriter short story writer

Richard Matheson was an American author and screenwriter renowned for his influential works of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, including the novel "I Am Legend" and numerous classic "The Twilight Zone" episodes.

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Richard Christian Matheson 1

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instanceOf fantasy writer ⓘ
horror writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
science fiction writer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
adaptedInto I Am Legend ⓘ
surface form: I Am Legend (2007 film)

film "Somewhere in Time" ⓘ
surface form: Somewhere in Time (1980 film)

The Last Man on Earth (1964 film) ⓘ
The Omega Man (1971 film) ⓘ
What Dreams May Come ⓘ
surface form: What Dreams May Come (1998 film)
awardReceived Bram Stoker Award ⓘ
Hugo Award ⓘ
surface form: Hugo Award (nominated and honored in field)

World Fantasy Award ⓘ
surface form: World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
child Richard Matheson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Richard Christian Matheson
conflictParticipatedIn World War II ⓘ
contributedTo Night Gallery ⓘ
The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes) ⓘ
surface form: The Twilight Zone
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1926-02-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2013-06-23 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Missouri ⓘ
familyName Matheson ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
influenced Anne Rice ⓘ
George A. Romero ⓘ
Stephen King ⓘ
horror fiction genre ⓘ
influentialFor post-apocalyptic horror ⓘ
vampire apocalypse fiction ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryService United States Army ⓘ
movement modern horror literature ⓘ
name Richard Matheson self-link ⓘ
notableWork Bid Time Return ⓘ
Button, Button ⓘ
Duel ⓘ
The Legend of Hell House ⓘ
surface form: Hell House

I Am Legend ⓘ
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet ⓘ
Steel ⓘ
The Shrinking Man ⓘ
The Twilight Zone (TV series episodes) ⓘ
surface form: The Twilight Zone (episodes)

What Dreams May Come ⓘ
numberOfChildren 4 ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Allendale, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles County ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles County, California, United States
residence California, United States ⓘ
spouse Ruth Ann Woodson ⓘ
wrote Bid Time Return ⓘ
Button, Button ⓘ
Duel ⓘ
Duel (teleplay) ⓘ
The Legend of Hell House ⓘ
surface form: Hell House

I Am Legend ⓘ
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet ⓘ
Steel ⓘ
The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay) ⓘ
The Last Man on Earth (screenplay) ⓘ
The Shrinking Man ⓘ
What Dreams May Come ⓘ

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Richard Matheson → child → Richard Matheson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard Christian Matheson
Shirley Jackson → influenced → Richard Matheson ⓘ
Stephen King → influencedBy → Richard Matheson ⓘ
Richard Matheson → name → Richard Matheson self-link ⓘ
The Comedy of Terrors → screenwriter → Richard Matheson ⓘ
The Raven (1963 film) → screenwriter → Richard Matheson ⓘ