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Richard Matheson

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20. Februar 1926 · Allendale, New Jersey, USA
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23. Juni 2013

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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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Poster zu I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Film · 2007 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Der Pate - Teil II
Der Pate - Teil II
Film · 1974 · ★ 8,6
Poster zu Real Steel
Real Steel
Film · 2011 · ★ 7,2
Poster zu Family Guy
Family Guy
Serie · 1999 · ★ 7,4
Poster zu Hinter dem Horizont
Hinter dem Horizont
Film · 1998 · ★ 7,3
Poster zu Duell
Duell
Film · 1971 · ★ 7,4
Poster zu The Box - Du bist das Experiment
The Box - Du bist das Experiment
Film · 2009 · ★ 5,6
Poster zu Raumschiff Enterprise
Raumschiff Enterprise
Serie · 1966 · ★ 8,0
Poster zu Der weiße Hai 3
Der weiße Hai 3
Film · 1983 · ★ 4,5
Poster zu Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt
Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt
Film · 1999 · ★ 6,7
Poster zu Twilight Zone - Unwahrscheinliche Geschichten
Twilight Zone - Unwahrscheinliche Geschichten
Serie · 1959 · ★ 8,5
Poster zu Twilight Zone - Unheimliche Schattenlichter
Twilight Zone - Unheimliche Schattenlichter
Film · 1983 · ★ 6,5

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