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Ray Bradbury was an American author, screenwriter, and playwright best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction and horror stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951). He wrote and consulted on numerous television shows and films, including the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" (1960). Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on August 22, 1920. He was the third son of Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. His father was a lineman for the telephone company and his mother was a Swedish immigrant. Bradbury was an avid reader from an early age, and he wrote his first story at the age of 12. He attended Los Angeles High School, where he wrote for the school newspaper. After graduating in 1938, he worked odd jobs while writing short stories and submitting them to magazines. In 1941, Bradbury sold his first story, "Hollerbochen's Dilemma," to the pulp magazine Super Science Stories. He went on to publish hundreds of stories in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. His most famous works include The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and Fahrenheit 451 (1953). Bradbury was also a prolific screenwriter, writing or co-writing the scripts for such films as It Came from Outer Space (1953), Moby Dick (1956), and Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983). He also wrote and consulted on numerous television shows, including The Twilight Zone and The Ray Bradbury Theater. Bradbury was the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He died on June 5, 2012, in Los Angeles, California.

Popular As Ray Douglas Bradbury
Occupation writer,producer,actor
Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 22 August 1920
Birthday 22 August
Birthplace Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Date of death 5 June, 2012
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Ray Bradbury Height, Weight & Measurements

At 92 years old, Ray Bradbury height is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .

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Who Is Ray Bradbury's Wife?

His wife is Maggie Bradbury (27 September 1947 - 24 November 2003) ( her death) ( 4 children)

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Ray Bradbury Net Worth

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Timeline

2013

Had a nod in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) with the ship named the USS Bradbury.

2007

He was awarded Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by French culture minister Frederic Mitterrand in 2007.

2004

In 2004 Bradbury received a National Medal of Arts. He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6644 Hollywood Blvd. An asteroid was named in his honor, "9766 Bradbury", and the Apollo astronaut named a crater on the moon "Dandelion Crater", after his novel, "Dandelion Wine". He also received the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Grand Master Award from Science Fiction Writers of America, an Emmy Award for his work as a writer on "The Halloween Tree", and many other awards and honors.

2002

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6644 Hollywood Blvd. n April 1, 2002.

1999

Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999.

1996

In Chaplin's Goliath (1996), a documentary about silent film star Eric Campbell, the Rosedale Cemetary spokeswoman mistakenly claims Ray Bradbury is interred there.

1993

A hero of his was Italian director Federico Fellini. When they first met, as Bradbury claims, Fellini ran up to him, embraced him and said, "My twin! My twin!". They became great friends but never collaborated on any projects. Bradbury claimed that his lifelong love of Halloween was soured after Fellini died on October 31, 1993.

1984

National Public Radio's "Bradbury 13" (1984) was a 13-episode program based on many of his stories.

1982

Though considered by many to be the greatest science-fiction writer of the of the 20th century, he suffers from a fear of flying and driving. He has never learned to drive, and did not fly in an airplane until October 1982.

1980

However, Bradbury was not happy with the 1980 TV adaptation (The Martian Chronicles (1980), starring Rock Hudson) of his story "The Martian Chronicles". His other novels and stories also have been adapted to films and television, as well as for radio, theatre and comic books. Bradbury had written episodes for Alfred Hitchcock's TV series, as well as for many other TV productions. His total literary output is close to 600 short stories, more than 30 books and numerous poems and plays. He was writing daily.

1966

The 1966 film adaptation (Fahrenheit 451 (1966)) by director François Truffaut, starring Julie Christie, received several nominations.

1953

Then he followed the anti-Utopian writers Yevgeni Zamyatin and Aldous Huxley in his best known work, "Farenheit 451" (1953).

1950

Ray Bradbury shot to international fame after publication of "The Martian Chronicles" (1950), a collection of short stories partially based on ideas from ancient Greek and Roman mythology.

1947

His first book - "Dark Carnival" - was a collection of stories published in 1947.

1941

In 1941 he became a paid writer when the pulp magazine Science Stories published his short story, titled "Pendulum", and he was a full-time writer by the end of 1942.

1938

He graduated from high school in 1938 and had no more formal education. Instead, he learned from reading works of such writers as Lev Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky, among others.

From 1938-42 he was selling newspapers on the streets of Los Angeles, spending days in the local library and nights at the typewriter. At that time he published his stories in fanzines.

1934

In 1934 his family settled in Los Angeles, California. There young Bradbury often roller-skated through Hollywood, trying to spot celebrities. He attended Los Angeles High School, where he was involved in the drama club and planned to become an actor.

1932

While being best known for his science-fiction novels and films, he was a big fan of comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, attending Sons of the Desert\--the team's fan club--meetings when he could, and he wrote a number of short stories about them, including "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair", "The Laurel and Hardy Alpha Centauri Farewell Tour" and "Another Fine Mess", which was set on the steps on which they shot their famous "The Music Box" (1932) short.

1922

That same year he married Marguerite McClure (1922-2003), whom he met at a book store a year earlier. Maggie, as she was affectionately called, was the only woman Bradbyru ever dated. They had four daughters and, eventually, eight grandchildren.

1920

Ray Bradbury was an American science fiction writer whose works were translated in more than 40 languages and sold millions of copies around the world. Although he created a world of new technical and intellectual ideas, he never obtained a driver's license and had never driven a car. He was born Ray Douglas Bradbury on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois. He was the third son in the family. His father, Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, was a telephone lineman and technician. His mother, Esther Marie Bradbury (nee Moberg), was a Swedish immigrant. His grandfather and great-grandfather were newspaper publishers.

1692

He was the great-great-great grandson of Mary Bradbury, a woman who was tried in the Salem Witch Trials in 1692, but escaped before she was to be hanged.