About Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson (1926–2013) was born in New Jersey and started living and working in California in 1951. In addition to novels in the mystery, science fiction, horror, fantasy, and western fields, he wrote many film and television scripts, including “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” from The Twilight Zone. He also wrote episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel, Night Gallery, and Star Trek. Several of his novels and stories have been made into movies, including The Shrinking Man, I Am Legend, and What Dreams May Come (starring Robin Williams). Over the course of his career he won the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Bram Stoker Award for Life Achievement, the Hugo Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Golden Spur Award, and the Writer’s Guild Award.
About Tony Plana
Tony Plana is an
actor and director. He studied at Loyola-Marymount University, where he earned
a BA program in literature and theatre arts, graduating magna cum laude; he also
received professional training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London,
England. Plana is the co-founder and executive artistic director of the East
L.A. Classic Theatre, a group primarily made up of Hispanic American theatre
professionals. He is the recipient of two Nosotros Golden Eagle awards for
outstanding work in film and television, as well as five Los Angeles Dramalogue
Awards for Theatre, and in 2005 was honored as an Educator of the Year by
Loyola Marymount University’s Department of Education. Plana is perhaps most
popularly known as Ignacio Suarez on the hit series Ugly Betty.