Ray Bradbury

For Bradbury's 1975 story collection, see Ray Bradbury (short story collection).

Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury in 1975
Bradbury in 1975
BornRay Douglas Bradbury
(1920-08-22)August 22, 1920
Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 2012(2012-06-05) (aged 91)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeWestwood Memorial Park
OccupationWriter
EducationLos Angeles High School
Period1938–2012[1]
Genre
Notable works
Notable awards
Spouse
Marguerite McClure
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(m. 1947; died 2003)​
Children4
Signature
Website
www.raybradbury.com

Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: /ˈbrædbɛri/ BRAD-berr-ee; August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.[3]

Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955).[4] Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).

The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".[4]

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  2. ^ "Inkpot Award". Comic-Con International: San Diego. December 6, 2012.
  3. ^ ""Mode" is replacing "genre" in critical terminology in order to broaden the range of critical discussion of specific types of literary expression. In the following link categorizing Victorian literature, "genre" is used for overall categories, such as poetry and nonfiction, and "mode" is used for particular kinds of literary types, such as realism and fantasy. Retrieved 28 February 2021".
  4. ^ a b Jonas, Gerald (June 6, 2012). "Ray Bradbury, Master of Science Fiction books, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2012.