Ray Bradbury
Biography
Ray Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter who wrote in many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, he began writing stories as a child and saw his first story published in a fanzine in 1938. He became a full-time writer by his mid-twenties. His best-known works included the novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and the collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). He also wrote Dandelion Wine (1957) and Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962). For film, he worked on the screenplay for Moby Dick, and he hosted The Ray Bradbury Theater from 1985 to 1992, adapting many of his stories. He co-founded the Pandemonium Theatre Company in 1964, and his story Homecoming was included in the O. Henry Award Stories of 1947. The New York Times gave him credit for helping modern science fiction enter the literary mainstream. He died in 2012.
91years old at death
- Born Waukegan
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: LeoLast day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
- Raymond Douglas Bradbury (birth name)Also credited as William Elliott, Elliott, William and Ray Douglas Bradbury
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 12 years1998 to 2010
Every film, newest first
- 2010Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic ManIMDb rating 7.5
- 2009How to Live ForeverIMDb rating 6.1
- 2006The Sci-Fi BoysIMDb rating 6.9
- 1998Universal HorrorIMDb rating 7.6
Genres
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Worked with
Ray Bradbury shares three films with Forrest J. Ackerman, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Kevin Brownlow
Paul DavidsDirector, 1 film, 2006
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Mark WexlerDirector, 1 film, 2009
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Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1996 to 2019.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2019 | Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story (posthumous) | R Is for Rocket | Won |
| 2007 | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ | Won | |
| 2007 | Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards | Won | |
| 2007 | Sir Arthur Clarke Award | Won | |
| 2004 | National Medal of Arts | Won | |
| 2004 | Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel | Fahrenheit 451 | Won |
| 2002 | Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection | One More for the Road | Won |
| 2002 | Geffen Award | Won | |
| 2002 | Ross Macdonald Literary Award | Won | |
| 2001 | World Horror Convention Grand Master Award | Won | |
| 1999 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 1996 | First Fandom Hall of Fame award | Won | |
Online
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