The Man, The Myth, The Legend Ray Bradbury

By smithc15

  • 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

    Zach

  • Dandelion Wine is sold

    Zach

  • A Medicine For Melancholy is sold

    Zach

  • Something Wicked This Way Comes is sold.

    Zach

  • The Machineries of Joy is sold

    Zach

  • 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

    Zach

  • Long After Midnight is sold

    Zach

  • 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

    Bradbury's wife Marguerite McClure died

  • 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.