WaltBorn this day: 02/20/1926 (d. 06/23/2013)
Richard Matheson was an American author whose 1954 novel I Am Legend redefined the vampire myth as SF, becoming a foundational post-apocalyptic text. The Shrinking Man explored existential terror at subatomic scales. His Twilight Zone teleplays and screenplay for Duel shaped SF cinema.
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