Ray Bradbury

Writer

Born: August 22, 1920 (91 years old)

Died: June 5, 2012

Place of birth: Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.

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.

Filmography (39)

• The Twilight Zone (1959, ★ 8.5)
• C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia (2006, ★ 7.5)
• The Sci-Fi Boys (2006, ★ 7)
• Universal Horror (1998, ★ 7.1)
• The Tramp and the Dictator (2002, ★ 7)
• Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012, ★ 7.4)
• The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985, ★ 6.9)
• Moby Dick (1956, ★ 7)
• Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989, ★ 6.9)
• The Electric Grandmother (1982, ★ 6.9)
• The Twilight Zone (1985, ★ 7.8)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955, ★ 7.8)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962, ★ 7.9)
• The Halloween Tree (1993, ★ 6.7)
• The Harryhausen Chronicles (1997, ★ 6.8)
• Lon Chaney: A thousand faces (2000, ★ 6.5)
• Out of Print (2013, ★ 6.7)
• Prisoners of Gravity (1989, ★ 5.7)
• Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983, ★ 6.4)
• The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998, ★ 6.7)
• The Screaming Woman (1972, ★ 6.6)
• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953, ★ 6.6)
• All Summer in a Day (1982, ★ 6.8)
• Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010, ★ 7)
• Quest (1984, ★ 6.6)
• Fahrenheit 451 (1966, ★ 7.1)
• Tales to Keep You Awake (1966, ★ 7)
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985, ★ 7.2)
• Out of the Unknown (1965, ★ 7)
• Rich and Famous (1981, ★ 5.3)