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Ray Bradbury was born on August 22,1920 in Waukegan, Illinois, to Leonard Spaulding Bradbury (a lineman for power and telephone utilities) and Ester Moberg Bradbury (a Swedish immigrant). -
A timeline of Ray Bradbury's life and continued to current events.
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Bradbury sold his first professional piece, "Pendulum," in November, just before the bombing. He was ruled ineligible for military service due to vision problems. -
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They had 4 daughters: Susan, Ramona, Bettina, and Alexandra.
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Left him partially dependent on a wheelchair for mobility.
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For his "distinguished, prolific and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy." In his final years, Bradbury felt content about his place in the annals of science fiction history, having achieved his childhood ambition of living forever through his work. "I don't need to be vindicated," he said, "and I don't want attention. I never question. I never ask anyone else's opinion. They don't count."
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For his "distinguished, prolific and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy." In his final years, Bradbury felt content about his place in the annals of science fiction history, having achieved his childhood ambition of living forever through his work. "I don't need to be vindicated," he said, "and I don't want attention. I never question. I never ask anyone else's opinion. They don't count."
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Bradbury died in Los Angeles at the age of 91.
"Ray Bradbury wrote three great novels and three hundred great stories. One of the latter was called 'A Sound of Thunder.' The sound I hear today is the thunder of a giant's footsteps fading away. But the novels and stories remain, in all their resonance and strange beauty." - Stephen King -
"For many Americans, the news of Ray Bradbury's death immediately brought to mind images from his work, imprinted in our minds, often from a young age. His gift for storytelling reshaped our culture and expanded our world. But Ray also understood that our imaginations could be used as a tool for better understanding, a vehicle for change, and an expression of our most cherished values. There is no doubt that Ray will continue to inspire many more generations with his writing,.." President Obama
