• Category: Motion pictures
• Unveiled: 01 Apr 2002
• Star rank: 941
• Address:
  6648 Hollywood Blvd
• Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
• GPS location:
  34.101453, -118.334748
• Notes: Author

Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction and horror stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury was one of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers. Many of Bradbury’s works have been adapted into comic books, television shows and films.

• Born: Ray Douglas Bradbury August 22, 1920 Waukegan, Illinois, USA
• Died: June 5, 2012 (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, USA
• Occupation: Writer
• Nationality: American
• Period: 1938–2012
• Genres: Fantasy, social commentary, short story, essay, poetry, science fiction, horror fiction, mystery fiction, stage play
• Notable work(s): Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Something Wicked This Way Comes
• Notable award(s): American Academy of Arts and Letters for contributions to American literature (1954); The Benjamin Franklin Award (1954); Emmy Award animated TV movie of The Halloween Tree (1994); “National Medal of the Arts,” presented by U.S. President George W. Bush (2004); Pulitzer Prize special citation, prolific and unmatched career and influence (2007).
• Spouse(s): Marguerite McClure (m.1947–2003; her death)
• Children: 4 daughters

Read more about Ray Bradbury at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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