Description:
Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, Richard Burton Matheson first became a published author while still a child, when his stories and poems ran in the "Brooklyn Eagle". A lifelong reader of fantasy tales, he made his professional writing bow in 1950 when his short story "Born of Man and Woman"? appeared in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction"; Matheson turned out a number of highly regarded horror, fantasy and mystery stories throughout that decade. He broke into films in 1956, adapting his novel "The Shrinking Man" for the big-screen The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957).
Birthday
February 20, 1926
Born In
Allendale, New Jersey, USA
Alternative names
Richard Matheson Sr.
, Richard 'Dick' Matheson
, Logan Swanson
Spouse/Ex-
Ruth Ann Woodson July 1, 1952 - June 23, 2013 (his death)
Trivia
Hes claimed that the film that came closest to capturing the spirit
of his novel "I Am Legend" was Night of the Living Dead (1968),
even though that film was not an intentional adaptation of his book.
Quotes
[on what the supernatural genre tells us about human beings] I think we're yearning for something beyond the every day. And I will tell you that I don't believe in the "supernatural," I believe in the "supernormal." To me there is nothing that goes against nature. If it seems incomprehensible, it's because we haven't been able to understand it yet.
Nickname
Logan Swanson
Salaries
$5,000
