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Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, to Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Ester Moberg Bradbury.
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he started writing stories at the age of eleven
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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.
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At the age of 17, he became a member of the Los Angeles Science Fiction League.
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Ray published his first story (Hollerbochen's Dilemma) after this Ray started to write science fiction
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he wrote and performed in many plays for ‘Wilshire Players Guild’ for two years
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His poor eyesight prohibited him from joining the army during the ‘Second World War’
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Ray met his future wife, Maggie, while she was working as a clerk in a book shop.
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‘Dark Carnival’, his compilation of short stories was published in ‘Arkham House’
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he married Marguerite McClure in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal in Los Angeles.
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Ray's first daughter, Susan, was born.
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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.
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Ray's second child, Ramona, was born.
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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.
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Ray's third child, Bettina, was born.
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He worked as a consultant for many screenplays and TV scripts, which includes ‘Moby Dick’
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Ray's fourth and youngest child, Alexandra, was born.
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He won the National Medal of Arts.
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He won the Pulitzer Prize
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Ray Bradbury died