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Joseph William Stefano (May 5, 1922 – August 25, 2006) was an American screenwriter, known for adapting Robert Bloch's novel as the script for Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho, and for being the producer and co-writer of the original The Outer Limits television series.
- Screenwriter, producer, director
- August 25, 2006 (aged 84), Thousand Oaks, California
- Marilyn Epstein (1954–2006)
Aug. 31, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Joseph Stefano, who wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller “Psycho” and was the influential first-season producer-writer of the...
Oct 21, 2010 · Whenever a show trots out a special Halloween episode, the writers pile on the creepshow iconography and Things That Go Bump, but with rare exceptions, TV follows the advice of Joseph Stefano,...
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- “The Architects of Fear” (season 1, episode 3) The episode said to have influenced the plot of Watchmen concerns a team of scientists who decide that in order for Earth to avoid nuking itself into oblivion, all of humankind will need to unite behind a common enemy.
- “The Human Factor” (season 1, episode 8) In an isolated, snowbound outpost, a soldier gripped by guilt so powerful it causes hallucinations from beyond the grave clashes with a scientist who’s unlocked the secret of mind-reading.
- “The Zanti Misfits” (season 1, episode 14) Stefano penned this tale that imagines a top-secret U.S. military operation nervously awaiting the arrival of a prison ship from the dreaded planet Zanti, who have a very “my way or the highway” negotiation style.
- “Don’t Open Till Doomsday” (season 1, episode 17) This pretty standard Outer Limits entry about a destructive alien device gets a huge boost from Hollywood legend Miriam Hopkins, whose performance as an aging jazz baby feels like a wondrous blend of Miss Havisham, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
The Five Best "Outer Limits" Episodes. Leslie Stevens and Joseph Stefano (who wrote the screenplay forPsycho) were the creative talents behind the best sci fi anthology of the 1960s (maybe of all time). The concept was that each show would stay within the confines of the science fiction genre and feature a “bear”—Stefano’s nickname for ...
Jun 5, 1997 · Stefano reports that he regularly meets or hears from “Outer Limits” fans who know every detail of every episode from the original series and he’s “gratified” to serve as executive consultant...
Aug 31, 2006 · By The Associated Press. Aug. 31, 2006. THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 30 (AP) Joseph Stefano, who wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” and was co-creator of the 1960’s television...
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