Richard Schayer (December 13, 1880 – March 13, 1956)[1] was an American screenwriter.
He was born in Washington, D.C., son of Col. George Frederick Schayer and writer Julia Schayer, and died in Hollywood, California.
He was one of seven studio executives who worked at Universal Pictures during the golden age of Laemmle management.
He co-wrote the original story upon which the Universal Pictures horror classic The Mummy starring Boris Karloff was based on.
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