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Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, raised in Brooklyn and graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He served as an infantry soldier in World War II, earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri in 1949, and moved to California in 1951. His first short story, “Born of Man and Woman,” appeared in 1950 and made him famous. Between 1950 and 1971 Matheson produced dozens of stories, often blending horror and science‑fiction, and became a major influence on writers such as Stephen King.