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Birth
Born in Waukegan, Illinois. Zach -
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Inspiration
Ray went to a carnival and watched the magician Mr. Electrico, and that inspired him to write for hours everyday. -
Moves to LA
Ray and his family move from Tuscon, Arizone to Los Angeles, California. Ray loved being in hollywood. He would roller skate around looking for celebrities in his free time. Zach -
Enrolls for the military
Ray Bradbury graduated high school and enrolled for the military but was turned down for having bad eyesight. He got a job selling newspapers as he continued to work on his writing skills. Adam -
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Life after high school
Got a job selling newspapers on the streets of L.A. He spent his evenings at the library and mornings on the typewriter. -
Sells his first story
Ray Bradbury sold his first story, which was later published with other stories in Dark Carnival. This was the start of a full time writing career. Adam -
From the Dust Returned
Ray started working on From the Dust Returned Zach -
Dark Carnival sold
Bradbury sold Dark Carnival, which is a colleciton of his early stories. Zach -
Married
Was married to Maggie McClure. They lived in L.A., had lots of cats, and had four children and eight grandchildren. Adam -
The Martian Choronicles released
The Martian Choronicles is released which gave Ray the reputation of an accomplished science ficion writer. Zach -
The Illustrated Man is sold
The Illustrated Man is another collection of short stories Zach -
Sells the novel Farenheit 451
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Dandelion Wine is sold
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A Medicine For Melancholy is sold
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Something Wicked This Way Comes is sold.
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The Machineries of Joy is sold
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New York World's Fair
Ray was the creative consultant of the United States Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Adam -
I Sing the Body Electric! is sold
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Long After Midnight is sold
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Disney
Ray created the interior metaphors for the Spaceship Earth display for Epcot Center, Disney World, and contributed to the Orbitron space ride at Euro-Disney. Adam -
From the Dust Returned
Ray finished the book. Zach -
Maggie dies
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Death
Ray Bradbury died at age 91 in Los Angeles, California. Zach -
Who did what
Caleb put all the information in the timeline.
Zach found when all the books were published.
Adam found facts about his personal life.