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childhood
Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, to Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Ester Moberg Bradbury. -
childhood
he started writing stories at the age of eleven -
childhood
Ray moved to Los Angeles where his father got a job of making wires for a cable company. He studied at ‘Los Angeles High School’ and actively participated in drama and poetry clubs. -
adulthood
At the age of 17, he became a member of the Los Angeles Science Fiction League. -
adulthood
Ray published his first story (Hollerbochen's Dilemma) after this Ray started to write science fiction -
adulthood
he wrote and performed in many plays for ‘Wilshire Players Guild’ for two years -
adulthood
His poor eyesight prohibited him from joining the army during the ‘Second World War’ -
adulthood
Ray met his future wife, Maggie, while she was working as a clerk in a book shop. -
adulthood
‘Dark Carnival’, his compilation of short stories was published in ‘Arkham House’ -
adulthood
he married Marguerite McClure in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal in Los Angeles. -
adulthood
Ray's first daughter, Susan, was born. -
adulthood
His first prominent work ‘The Martian Chronicles’ which he considered as fantasy and not science fiction was published It dealt with colonization of humans in Mars and their conflict with the Martian inhabitants. -
adulthood
Ray's second child, Ramona, was born. -
adulthood
his masterpiece ‘Fahrenheit 451’ was published. It was initially written as ‘The Fireman’ in about 25,000 words, but later expanded to around 50,000 words. -
adulthood
Ray's third child, Bettina, was born. -
adulthood
He worked as a consultant for many screenplays and TV scripts, which includes ‘Moby Dick’ -
adulthood
Ray's fourth and youngest child, Alexandra, was born. -
adulthood
He won the National Medal of Arts. -
adulthood
He won the Pulitzer Prize -
adulthood
Ray Bradbury died