Ray Bradbury

Known for Writing

Born

August 22, 1920

Died

June 5, 2012 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.

Also Known As

Рэй БрэдбериRay Douglas Bradbury

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.