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Seth Grahame-Smith, born on January 4, 1976 in Rockville Centre, New York, United States, is a film producer, novelist and screenwriter. That puts Seth Grahame-Smith at 50 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Bethel High School and Emerson College. Credited works include Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.
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.
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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)
- Origin
- Rockville Centre, New York, United States
- Occupation
- film producer / novelist / screenwriter / executive producer / manufacturer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Bethel High School
- University
- Emerson College
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies |
| Notable work | Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://sethgrahamesmith.com
- Xhttps://x.com/sethgs
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth%20Grahame-Smith
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311591
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
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.
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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