Charles Beaumont

Highest Rated: 80% Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962)

Lowest Rated: 17% Queen of Outer Space (1958)

Birthday: Jan 02, 1929

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Through his amazing knack for storytelling, screenwriter Charles Beaumont brought to life many memorable worlds and characters for the big screen. Beaumont also worked in film and wrote the script for the Zsa Zsa Gabor sci-fi flick "Queen of Outer Space" (1958). Nearing the end of his career, Beaumont wrote the Vincent Price adaptation "The Haunted Palace" (1963), "The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao" (1964) and "The Masque of the Red Death" (1964). He also appeared in the Robert Mitchum dramatic adaptation "Mister Moses" (1965). Beaumont was most recently credited in the fantasy "Brain Dead" (1990) with Bill Pullman. Beaumont passed away in February 1967 at the age of 38.