Charles Beaumont

Charles Beaumont (January 2, 1929 - February 21, 1967) was a prolific U.S. author of fantasy and science fiction short stories who frequently wrote for The Twilight Zone TV series and also scripts for such films as The Masque of the Red Death. He was born in Chicago, Illinois as Charles Leroy Nutt to an abusive mother who frequently dressed him in girls' clothes and once killed one of his pets as punishment. Beaumont was an outgoing, spontaneous person, prone to take trips out of country at a moment's notice. At age 34, Beaumont began to suffer from Alzheimer's disease; He died in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 38.

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January 2 - 1929 - February 21 - 1967 - U.S. - Author - Fantasy - Science fiction - Short stories - The Twilight Zone - The Masque of the Red Death - Chicago, Illinois - Alzheimer's disease - Woodland Hills, California

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