 Richard Matheson

Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres.He is best known as the author of "I Am Legend", a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the screen three times, the first of which, "The Last Man on Earth", was co-scripted by him.