Ray Bradbury
1920-08-22 (1920)Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.Writing
Biography
Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th and 21st century American writers of speculative fiction. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into television shows or films.
Known For
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Apostrophes
TV • 1975
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV • 1985
Prisoners of Gravity
TV • 1989
Dennis Miller
TV • 2004
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
MOVIE • 1989
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
MOVIE • 2005
Science Fiction Film Awards
TV
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
MOVIE • 2000
The Harryhausen Chronicles
MOVIE • 1997
Rich and Famous
MOVIE • 1981
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
MOVIE • 2003
The Sci-Fi Boys
MOVIE • 2006
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
MOVIE • 2012
Universal Horror
MOVIE • 1998
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
MOVIE • 1983
The Halloween Tree
MOVIE • 1993
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
MOVIE • 2010