Editing Richard Matheson (section)

===Directors===
After his death, several figures offered tributes to his life and work. Director [[Steven Spielberg]] said: {{Blockquote|Richard Matheson's ironic and iconic imagination created seminal science-fiction stories and gave me my first break when he wrote the short story and screenplay for ''Duel''. His ''Twilight Zone''s were among my favorites, and he recently worked with us on ''[[Real Steel]]''. For me, he is in the same category as [[Ray Bradbury|Bradbury]] and [[Isaac Asimov|Asimov]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/i-am-legend-writer-richard-matheson-dies-aged-87-8672342.html |last=Wilson |first=Bo |title=I am Legend writer Richard Matheson dies aged 87 |date=June 25, 2013 |website=[[Evening Standard]] |access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>}}

Another frequent collaborator, [[Roger Corman]], said: {{Blockquote|Richard Matheson was a close friend and the best screenwriter I ever worked with. I always shot his first draft. I will miss him.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-i-am-legend-writer-richard-matheson-scifi-20130624,0,1934802.story |title='I Am Legend' writer Richard Matheson's legacy of smart sci-fi |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 26, 2013 |last=Olsen |first=Mark |date=June 24, 2013}}</ref>}}

On Twitter, director [[Edgar Wright]] wrote, "If it's true that the great Richard Matheson has passed away, 140 characters can't begin to cover what he has given the sci fi & horror genre." Director [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]] added, "I loved Richard Matheson's writing and it was a huge honor getting to adapt his story 'Button, Button' into a film. RIP."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a492902/richard-matheson-dies-tributes-paid-to-i-am-legend-twilight-zone-icon.html?rss |title=Richard Matheson dies:Tributes paid to I am Legend, Twilight Zone Icon |last=Tobin |first=Christian |date=June 24, 2013 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=June 26, 2013}}</ref>
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