Charles Edward Pogue Jr. (born January 18, 1950) is an American
screenwriter, playwright and stage actor. He is best known for writing
the screenplays of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983), Psycho III
(1986), The Fly (1986) and Dragonheart (1996).Pogue was born on
January 18, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Charles Edward Pogue
Sr. (1921â€"1994) and Ruth Elizabeth Hick (1921â€"2010). He grew up in
Fort Thomas, Kentucky and graduated from Highlands High School in
1968. He earned a degree in theater arts from the University of
Kentucky in 1972 where he was active in theatre productions.Pogue
began writing plays and screenplays after moving to Los Angeles,
California. He has worked in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and
thriller genres, and he has also scripted several Sherlock Holmes
adaptations: The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sign of Four, and
Hands of a Murderer. His most well-known work to date is probably the
acclaimed 1986 remake of The Fly; he provided the initial drafts,
though his work was heavily rewritten by David Cronenberg, the film's
director.He has expressed his disappointment with the films that were
made from his screenplays for Dragonheart and Kull the Conqueror,
saying that they were ruined by studio interference. Whereas he
believes that his most satisfying achievement was The Hound of the
Baskervilles.
screenwriter, playwright and stage actor. He is best known for writing
the screenplays of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983), Psycho III
(1986), The Fly (1986) and Dragonheart (1996).Pogue was born on
January 18, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Charles Edward Pogue
Sr. (1921â€"1994) and Ruth Elizabeth Hick (1921â€"2010). He grew up in
Fort Thomas, Kentucky and graduated from Highlands High School in
1968. He earned a degree in theater arts from the University of
Kentucky in 1972 where he was active in theatre productions.Pogue
began writing plays and screenplays after moving to Los Angeles,
California. He has worked in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and
thriller genres, and he has also scripted several Sherlock Holmes
adaptations: The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sign of Four, and
Hands of a Murderer. His most well-known work to date is probably the
acclaimed 1986 remake of The Fly; he provided the initial drafts,
though his work was heavily rewritten by David Cronenberg, the film's
director.He has expressed his disappointment with the films that were
made from his screenplays for Dragonheart and Kull the Conqueror,
saying that they were ruined by studio interference. Whereas he
believes that his most satisfying achievement was The Hound of the
Baskervilles.
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