Richard Matheson
There are reports that Richard Matheson has died at the age of 87.Matheson's daughter, Ali, posted this on Facebook:"My beloved father passed away yesterday at home surrounded by the people and things...
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If it weren't for his "I Am Legend", we wouldn't have had George Romero. We wouldn't have had the zombie genre as we know it today. If it weren't for him selling "Duel" to Playboy, Universal wouldn't...
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Very sad news. He gave us so many great stories. First the immortal Ray Harryhausen, now Richard Matheson. As said before, 2013 has been a lousy year for fans of the genre.
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Rambling story, but: 18 months ago, I "re-booted" my movie watching -- meaning I meant to watch every DVD and VHS in my possession. Friday night is always 50s or 60s sf. Only two weeks ago I picked...
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Matheson's LA TIMES obit. His Poe movies would have been mentioned in my lead if I'd written an obit; the LA TIMES doesn't bother to mention 'em at ALL (!)....
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I will blame my brain cramp, on the humidity! ;-) Matheson was RAISED in Brooklyn, but born in New Jersey! (His family moved to the borough when he was three.) It's interesting that ALL of us think of...
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Hmmm... Soeaking of THE SOMEWHERE IN TIME musical... This odd--or inriguing!--tale from today's NEW YORK TIMES: ;-) Dialing Up a Hit? Influence Over Musical Is in the Crowd's Hands - NYTimes.com...
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One Matheson credit that I hope doesn't get overlooked is "The Morning After." That TV movie made quite an impact in 1974, especially with people who previously knew Dick Van Dyke only as a comic or...
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AND was used to help treat alcoholics, and in classes to help therapists--and families--understand the problem!
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I can't add much to what's already been said. One thing I immediately think of is AND WHEN THE SKIES WERE OPENED. Obviously it's hard to have a favorite TZ episode, but it's very close for me. I know...
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I read I Am Legend before I discovered Mr. Matheson on the silver and small screens. As a failed writer (meaning unpublished), I'm astounded by his prolific output and the quality of his work. He'll...
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I "discovered" Richard Matheson in his "Shock" paperback collections, which i still have all these years later. Here we are in 2013 and I think I have almost every story he ever published in either...
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The Archive of American Television interview with Richard Matheson, conducted in 2002, can be seen on you tube in 7 parts. Richard Matheson - Archive Interview (Part 1 of 7)
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All I know is he's in many credits that have been rolled in front of these eyes for years. Will be a pleasure to look into his history closely.
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One of Richard's unrealized films was a script he wrote for AIP, apparently right before James H. Nicholson left the company in 1972: RICHARD MATHESON: One of my last scripts at AIP was an adaptation...
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Richard Matheson was the greatest horror writer of the late 20th century: bar none. I deeply mourn his passing and will always be grateful for the Vincent Price/Poe adaptations, the human backstory...
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