Author of I Am Legend and Twilight Zone Dead at Age 87
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Richard Matheson, novelist and screenwriter whose high-concept stories and novels were favorites for adapting into films such as “I Am Legend,” died on Sunday at his home in Calabasas, Calif, according to his publisher. He was 87 and had been ill for some time. As well as creating source material for films including “What Dreams […]