Charles Beaumont | |
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 Beaumont c. late 1950s | |
| Born | Charles Leroy Nutt January 2, 1929 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 1967 (aged 38) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Period | 1950–1967 |
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| Notable works | The Twilight Zone (various episodes) |
Charles Beaumont (born Charles Leroy Nutt; January 2, 1929 – February 21, 1967) was an American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres.[1] He is remembered as a writer of classic Twilight Zone episodes, such as "The Howling Man", "Static", "Miniature", "Printer's Devil", and "Number Twelve Looks Just Like You", but also penned the screenplays for several films, such as 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, The Intruder, and The Masque of the Red Death.
Novelist Dean Koontz said "Charles Beaumont was one of the seminal influences on writers of the fantastic and macabre." Beaumont is also the subject of the documentary Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man by Jason V. Brock.
- ^ Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, "Beaumont, Charles" in David Pringle, ed., St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers. London: St. James Press, 1998. (pp. 37-39). ISBN 1558622063