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Charles Beaumont: Writing otherworldly, dying like Dorian Gray

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Charles Beaumont was the writer of several Twilight Zone episodes, short stories, novels, and comic books. Dean Koontz reportedly praised him as "one of the seminal influences on writers of the fantastic and macabre".

Oddly enough, Beaumont's own decline and eventual demise could seem as unusual as one his fictional works. Although he was only 38 years old at death, his son Christopher commented that "he looked ninety-five and was, in fact, ninety-five by every calendar except the one on your watch."

A UCLA medical team diagnosed him as "only" afflicted with a neurodegenerative disease like Alzheimer's. Not the accelerated physiological aging of some middle-aged onset version of a Progeroid condition.

Charles Beaumont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Beaumont

Perchance to Dream: With an introduction by Ray Bradbury and afterward by William Shatner, it’s clear that Charles Beaumont bounded enthusiastically towards fiction, taking small ideas and spinning them into stories with sharp endings. He was a remarkably prescient writer, forecasting everything from internet dating to curved televisions in homes to wearable devices. The importance of the collection is not to be understated; Beaumont died tragically in his 30s from what is thought to be early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Before this collection, it was difficult to find many of his stories in print or online.

Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (Director's Cut Special Edition) DVD Review: A Must for Fans
http://cinemasentries.com/review/charles...vd-review/

An Evening with Charles Beaumont: Delightfully critical as usual, Harlan Ellison managed to strike the movie's lowest note (for me), and then top it off with the highest. The low first: "In terms of talent, Rod Serling wasn't fit to carry Charlie Beaumont's pencil case." Sigh. Why must there be a competition? Serling's six Emmys are a fact, and talent has many definitions.

Thoughts on the Legacy of Charles Beaumont by Jason V Brock
https://crypticonhorror.wordpress.com/20...n-v-brock/

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