Ray Douglas Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 to parents Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. He was born in Waukagen, Illinois and his middle name "Douglas" was named after the famous actor Douglas Fairbanks.
He started doing all of his major writing in 1931 when he began writing while moving back and forth between Tucson, Arizona and Waukegan, Illinois. Bradbury earned his first pay as a writer from radio star George Burns who he met in Hollywood. In High School he attended the drama club and had planned to be an actor. However two of his teachers recognized a greater talent in him.
Snow longley Housh taught him poetry and Jeannet Johnson taught him to write short stories.As his highschool years had gone n he became more serious about writing and attended the Los Angeles Science Fiction league. Also he attended the poetry club in Highschool. In 1938 he graduated high school and had no more formal education. Between 1938 and 1942 he would walk the streets of Los Angeles selling newspapers and at night he would spend time at the library and on his typewriter.
Ray Bradbury got married to Maurgerite McClure in Los Angeles on September 27, 1947. They had a total of four daughters together.
Ray Bradbury has gotten many awards over his lifetime. Some of his awards are the Henry Memorial Award, The Benjamin Franklin Award, The World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement, and the list goes on and on after that.
Bradbury had been very active at book signings but when he turned 90 he said that his book signing days were in the past.
Bradbury's Writing Style
Bradbury uses many discriptive words in his writing. Bradbury's writing style is considered easy to read and also considered very blaunt. He also makes readers make conclusions through his writing. Also mosst of his novels are about the future and what the consequences would be if we continue living like this throughout our generations. Also his dicriptive writing helps people vizualize and what is happening in the stories and also many sensory words. But overall his distictive writing is what is different from all the other authors.
Ray Bradbury got married to Maurgerite McClure in Los Angeles on September 27, 1947. They had a total of four daughters together.
Ray Bradbury has gotten many awards over his lifetime. Some of his awards are the Henry Memorial Award, The Benjamin Franklin Award, The World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement, and the list goes on and on after that.
Bradbury had been very active at book signings but when he turned 90 he said that his book signing days were in the past.
Bradbury's Writing Style
Bradbury uses many discriptive words in his writing. Bradbury's writing style is considered easy to read and also considered very blaunt. He also makes readers make conclusions through his writing. Also mosst of his novels are about the future and what the consequences would be if we continue living like this throughout our generations. Also his dicriptive writing helps people vizualize and what is happening in the stories and also many sensory words. But overall his distictive writing is what is different from all the other authors.
Ray Bradbury's Novels Timeline
1950- The Martian Chronicles
1953- Fahrenheit 451
1957- Dandelion Wine
1962- Something Wicked This Way Comes
1972- The Halloween Tree
1985- Death is a Lonely Business
1990- A Graveyard for Lunatics
1992- Green Shadows, White Wales
2001- From The Dust Returned
2002- Let's All Kill Constance
2006- Farewell Summer
1953- Fahrenheit 451
1957- Dandelion Wine
1962- Something Wicked This Way Comes
1972- The Halloween Tree
1985- Death is a Lonely Business
1990- A Graveyard for Lunatics
1992- Green Shadows, White Wales
2001- From The Dust Returned
2002- Let's All Kill Constance
2006- Farewell Summer
Some of Ray Bradbury's Famous Quotes
"I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it."
"If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you."
"Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down."
"If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder."
"Love is easy, and I love writing. You can't resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you're in love."
"Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories."
"If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you."
"Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down."
"If you enjoy living, it is not difficult to keep the sense of wonder."
"Love is easy, and I love writing. You can't resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you're in love."
"Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories."
