Ray Bradbury

Novelist

Birthday August 22, 1920

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Waukegan, IL

DEATH DATE Jun 5, 2012 (91)

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About

Visionary fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery author who wrote The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451. He was the recipient of numerous literary honors, including the National Medal of Arts and the World Fantasy Award.

Before Fame

He grew up in Waukegan, Illinois and Tucson, Arizona. He wrote his first stories at age eleven; during the Great Depression era, he sometimes had to write on butcher paper.

Trivia

He was close friends with Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, but turned down Roddenberry's offer to write for the classic science-fiction series, saying he found it difficult to work within the framework established by another writer.

Family Life

He married Marguerite McClure, the only woman he ever dated, in 1947. He chose legendary filmmaker, Ray Harryhausen, to be the best man at his wedding. Bradbury and McClure eventually became parents to four daughters.

Associated With

He was greatly influenced by the literary work of Edgar Allan Poe.

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