Ray Bradbury timeline YMG By jacobsg15 Aug 22, 1920 Birth Period: Aug 29, 1926 to Aug 29, 1933 Family moved back and forth between Waukegan and Tucson Aug 29, 1931 Began to Write Story Aug 29, 1934 Moved to Los Angeles Aug 29, 1938 Graduated and was turned down by military Aug 29, 1938 Published First Story Aug 29, 1941 Published First Payed Story Aug 29, 1946 Best American Short Stories Aug 29, 1947 Married Marguerite Aug 29, 1948 Best American Short Stories Aug 29, 1952 Best American Short Stories Aug 29, 1953 Published Fahrenheit 451 Aug 29, 1954 Won benjamin Franklin Award Aug 29, 1967 Aviation-Space Writer's Association Award for Best Space Article Period: Aug 29, 1985 to Aug 29, 1992 Hosted Ray Bradbury Theater