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• Ray Bradbury is an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. He has worked in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Literary and Mystery genres.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: August 22, 1920
  2. Full name: Ray Douglas Bradbury
  3. Birth place: Waukegan, Illinois
  4. Father: Leonard Spaulding Bradbury
  5. Mother: Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury
  6. Spouse: Maggie McClure Bradbury (deceased)
  7. Children: Four daughters
  8. Works: More than 500 novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, and teleplays

• A Landmark Author

  Ray Bradbury has been a full-time writer since 1941. His first short story collection was published in 1947. He has written a dozen novels, including Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, both of which are required reading in many American high schools. His numerous short stories have been collected in nearly fifty books. His screenplay credits include Moby Dick, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and a number of episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone.

• Awards

  1. National Medal of Arts (2004)
  2. World Fantasy Life Achievement Award
  3. The SFWA Grand Master Award

• Honorary Space Objects

  1. Asteroid 9766 Bradbury
  2. Moon Crater: Dandelion Crater

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