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My Take
Grahame-Smith is my kind of literary troublemaker. Splicing zombies into Jane Austen and turning Abraham Lincoln into a vampire hunter sounds like a dare scribbled on a napkin, yet he had the nerve and the craft to make both into bestsellers and films. What I admire is the audacity married to discipline: behind the gleeful absurdity is a writer who clearly understands structure, tone, and what an audience secretly wants. Plenty of people have funny ideas; few do the unglamorous work of executing them all the way to the screen. He reminds me that originality often looks ridiculous right up until it works.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Seth Grahame-Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- セス・グレアム＝スミス
- Reading
- せす・ぐれあむ＝すみす
- Born
- January 4, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Rockville Centre, New York, United States
- Occupation
- film producer / novelist / screenwriter / executive producer / manufacturer
2. Background
- High school
- Bethel High School
- University
- Emerson College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | — | |
| Notable work | Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Seth Grahame-Smith born?
Born January 4, 1976 (age 50).
Where is Seth Grahame-Smith from?
Seth Grahame-Smith is from Rockville Centre, New York, United States.
What does Seth Grahame-Smith do?
Seth Grahame-Smith works as film producer, novelist, screenwriter, executive producer, manufacturer.
What is Seth Grahame-Smith known for?
Notable works include Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.