Ray Douglas Bradbury (/ˈbrædËŒbÉ›ri/; August 22, 1920 â€" June 5,
2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most
celebrated 20th- and 21st-century American writers, he worked in a
variety of genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and
mystery fiction.Bradbury was mainly known for his novel Fahrenheit 451
(1953) and his science fiction and horror story collections The
Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and I Sing the
Body Electric! (1969). Most of his best known work is in fantasy
fiction, but he also wrote in other genres, such as the coming of age
novel Dandelion Wine (1957) and the fictionalized memoir Green
Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on
screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came
from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and
film as well as comic books.The New York Times called Bradbury "the
writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the
literary mainstream".
2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most
celebrated 20th- and 21st-century American writers, he worked in a
variety of genres including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and
mystery fiction.Bradbury was mainly known for his novel Fahrenheit 451
(1953) and his science fiction and horror story collections The
Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and I Sing the
Body Electric! (1969). Most of his best known work is in fantasy
fiction, but he also wrote in other genres, such as the coming of age
novel Dandelion Wine (1957) and the fictionalized memoir Green
Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on
screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came
from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and
film as well as comic books.The New York Times called Bradbury "the
writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the
literary mainstream".
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