Description:
Ronald Shusett was born to David and Fanny Shusett in June 1935. His younger brother Gary (1941 - 2013) founded the Sherwood Oaks Film School. When Ronald was three the family moved from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles where he grew up. He attended UCLA for two years and in the mid-1960s began producing stage plays. Over the next few years he wrote several stories for publication, including the ideas for screenplays and in 1974 he met Dan O' Bannon, with whom he would write 'Alien' and 'Total Recall', subsequently contributing to other films largely in the horror genre.
Birthday
June 28, 1935
Born In
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Alternative names
Ron Shusett
Spouse/Ex-
Linda Shusett October 1, 1976 - August 29, 2024 (his death)
Trivia
He first optioned the short story, We Can Remember It For You
Wholesale, in 1974. This short story was the basis for the movie
Total Recall (1990).
Quotes
My loves are science fiction in every form, as well as the dark Jim Thompson/James M. Cain type of film noir. Most of my career I see alternating between suspense and SF. There will probably be very little I'll do outside of those genres, since I seem to gravitate so strongly toward them.
