Posted on 06/24/2013 3:06:29 PM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad
Author Richard Matheson has passed away at the age of 87. As this is breaking news, there are not a whole lot of details we can offer at this time, we'll update this spot as more information comes in but Matheson's daughter, Ali, wrote the following:
"My beloved father passed away yesterday at home surrounded by the people and things he loved...he was funny, brilliant, loving, generous, kind, creative, and the most wonderful father ever...I miss you and love you forever Pop and I know you are now happy and healthy in a beautiful place full of love and joy you always knew was there..."
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That pretty much completely concurs with mine: The Masters.
“Duel” is one of those I hope is never, EVER remade.
On the subject of things never to be remade, much to my relief I read that - yet again - the American remake of the anime classic “Akira” has been shelved indefinitely.
GOOD.
He also wrote one of my favorite ST TOS episodes: “The Enemy Within”.
RIP
Regards,
That was a spectacular, lavish, but little known, 1980 movie. I remember it well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrEhKxYnKGs
Wow! The news spent the last two days talking about actor James Gandolfini, but I haven’t heard a word about the passing of Matheson, arguably one of the most important writers in his genre.
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