Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

Actor · Producer · Writer

Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
August 22, 1920

Biography

Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th and 21st century American writers of speculative fiction. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into television shows or films.

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Representative Works

Moby Dick
Moby Dick
7.1
/ English
A Sound of Thunder
A Sound of Thunder
4.9
/ English
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
5.5
/ English
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
7.1
/ English
Melodrama infernal
Melodrama infernal
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish
Quest
Quest
6.8
/ English
Rich and Famous
Rich and Famous
5.4
/ English
La Espera
La Espera
No Rating Yet
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Moby Dick
1956Nominee

Best Writing

Moby Dick

A Sound of Thunder
2005Nominee

Best Writing

A Sound of Thunder

Fahrenheit 451
2018Nominee

Best Writing

Fahrenheit 451

Career Highlights

Fahrenheit 451
1966Highlight

Best Writing

Fahrenheit 451

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989Highlight

Best Writing

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland