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Birth place and date
Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. (info: http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Ray-Bradbury-56257.html
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A Bit About Marguerite
Marguerite McClure was born on January 16th, 1922. In her family were some interesting figures, such as: the founders of "McClure Magazine", the inventor of the coupler that connected freight train cars, her grandfather had married a full-blooded Cherokee Native American in the late 1800's, and her father was a restauranteur. (Info: http://www.raybradbury.com/maggie.html
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Inspiring Event
Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance, Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, “Live forever!” Bradbury later said, “I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day." Info: http://www.harpercollins.com/author/micro
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Childhood
In the year 1934, Ray and his family moved from Waukegan, Illinois to Los Angeles, California. (Info: BradburyObit by Geradl Jonas
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Education
After graduating high school in 1938, Bradbury didn't have any more formal education. It is a well known fact the instead of going to college, you was educated from the books in a library. Some authors he read were Edgar A. Poe, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Thomas Wolfe, and Ernest Hemingway. He wrote an essay in 1971 and gave them credit for his education. (info: http://www.ocscreenwriters.com/sites/default
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Marguerite Bradbury
In the late 1940's, Marguerite Bradbury was the primary breadwinner. At the time, this was almost unehard of. By doing this, she allowed Ray to stay home and writing. (Info: http://www.raybradbury.com/maggie.html
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Career Success
Ray Bradbury's first big success came in 1947 when he wrote his book "Homecoming". (Info: BradburyObit by Gerald Jonas
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Date of Marriage
Ray Bradbury married Marguerite 'Maggie' McClure on September 27, 1947. Bradbury dedicated his 2004 story collection "The Cat's Pajama's" to her. (Info: http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Ray-Bradbury-56257.html
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Children
Ray Bradbury and his wife had four daughters. Their daughters are Susan (1949), Ramona (1951), Bettina (1955), and Alexandra (1958). (Info: http://www.biography.com/people/ray-bradbury-9223240?page=1#early-life
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Books
Ray Bradbury's most popular book is "Fahrenheit 451", which was published in 1953. (Info: http://www.spaceagecity.com/bradbury/bio.htm
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Awards
The National Institute of Arts and Letters honored Mr. Bradbury for his "contributions to American literature," in particular the novel "Fahrenheit 451". (Info: BradburyObit by Gerald Jonas
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Fun Facts
At one point in the late 1950's, the Bradbury household was home to 22 cats. This number was so high because Marguerite had a love for cats. In later years, they were the owners of just two cats that went by the names "Win-Win" and "Ditzy". (Info: http://www.raybradbury.com/maggie.html
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Career
Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles" was published on May 21st, 1976. (Info and Picture: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/martian-chronicles-ray-bradbury/1100197062
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Career
In the mid 1980's he was the on-camera host of "Ray Bradbury Theatre" (Info: BradburyObit by Gerald Jonas
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Career
Ray Bradbury's book "Dandelion Wine" was published March 28, 1985. (Info and Picture: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dandelion-wine-ray-bradbury/1100381258
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Career
Ray Bradbury's book "Something Wicked This Way Comes" was publsihed on March 28th 1998. (Info and Picture: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/something-wicked-this-way-comes-ray-bradbury/1100391303
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Marguerite
Marguerite passed away in November of 2003. (Info: BradburyObit by Gerald Jonas
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Awards
In 2004, President George W. Bush and the first lady, Laura Bush, presented Mr. Bradbury with the National Medal of Arts. (Info: BradburyObit by Gerald Jonas
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Awards
Bradbury recieved the Pulitzer Prize in 2007, in the month of April. (Info: http://www.spaceagecity.com/bradbury/bio.htm
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Death place and date
Ray Bradbury died on June 5th, 2012. He died in Los Angeles, California. He was 91 years of age. (info: http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/story/2012-06-06/ray-bradbury-dies/55417888/1
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