Ray Bradbury, one of the great names of science fiction literature, died on June 5, 2012, in Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Born on August 22, 1920, in Illinois, Bradbury spent most of his teenage years at the Carnegie Library in Waukegan.
Starting in 1938, Bradbury started to earn money by selling his stories to fanzines and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society, and met masters such as Robert A Heinlein, Fredric Brown, and Jack Williamson.
Ray Douglas Bradbury (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 modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Having his first book published at the age of 20, Bradbury created works that left their mark on the history of literature.
He became immortal by giving one of the most important examples of the "reality" of science fiction, especially with his masterpiece "Fahrenheit 451", in which he describes a dystopian and uncertain future.
'Fahrenheit 451' was adapted for the big screen in 1966 by French director François Truffaut.
Bradbury married Marguerite McClure in 1947 and they had 4 daughters from this marriage.
Ray Bradbury, one of the great names of science fiction literature, died on June 5, 2012, in Los Angeles at the age of 91.
Known for his novels such as 'Something Wicked This Way Comes', 'Fahrenheit 451', 'And Martian Chronicles', Bradbury has written more than 20 plays, scripts, and over 400 stories.