Richard Matheson - I could never write about strange kingdoms. I co

I could never write about strange kingdoms. I could never do 'Harry Potter' or anything like that. Even when I did science-fiction, I didn't write about foreign planets and distant futures. I certainly never did fantasies about trolls living under bridges.

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Boucher, Geoff. "He's a Legend." Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2007, p. E1.

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About the Author

Richard Matheson

Born: February 20, 1926
Died: June 23, 2013
Nationality: American
Profession: Novelist, Short Story Writer, Screenwriter

Biography

Richard Burton Matheson was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres.

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