Writer

Richard Matheson

Known for: Writing
Born: February 20, 1926
Died: June 23, 2013 (age 87)
Birthplace: Allendale, New Jersey, USA

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,…

Also credited as

Richard Burton Matheson, Logan Swanson, Richard Matheson Sr.

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