Ronald Shusett

Ronald Shusett

WriterProducerScript and Continuity Department
Born
June 28, 1935
Died
August 29, 2024
Awards
3 wins, 6 nominations

Ronald Shusett was born to David and Fanny Shusett in June 1935. His younger brother Gary (1941 - 2013) founded the Sherwood Oaks Film School. When Ronald was three the family moved from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles where he grew up. He attended UCLA for two years and in the mid-1960s began producing…

Biography

Ronald Shusett was born to David and Fanny Shusett in June 1935. His younger brother Gary (1941 - 2013) founded the Sherwood Oaks Film School. When Ronald was three the family moved from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles where he grew up. He attended UCLA for two years and in the mid-1960s began producing stage plays. Over the next few years he wrote several stories for publication, including the ideas for screenplays and in 1974 he met Dan O' Bannon, with whom he would write 'Alien' and 'Total Recall', subsequently contributing to other films largely in the horror genre.

Script and Continuity Department

Hard to KillHard to Kill(1990)

Additional Crew

PrometheusPrometheus(2012)

Self

Memory: The Origins of AlienMemory: The Origins of Alien(2019)as Self - Executive Producer & Writer, Alien
Tales from the ScriptTales from the Script(2009)as Self
The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien'The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien'(2003)as Self
BiographyBiography(1987)as Self - Total Recall
The 'Alien' SagaThe 'Alien' Saga(2002)as Self

Archive Footage

Aliens ExpandedAliens Expanded(2024)as Self - Writer: Alien
Movie Night ExtravaganzaMovie Night Extravaganza(2021)as Self

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Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett in Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019)Ronald Shusett