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Ray Bradbury

Known For
Writing

Known Credits
46

Gender
Male

Birthday
August 22, 1920 (105 years old)

Place of Birth
Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.

Ray 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.

Known For

Writing

2023All Summer in a Day...Writer
2018Fahrenheit 451...Novel
2008Chrysalis...Story
2005A Sound of Thunder...Short Story
1999Invisible Boy...Author
1998Dandelion Wine...Novel
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit...Theatre Play
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit...Story
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit...Teleplay
1996The Town Where No One Got Off...Writer
1995It Came from Outer Space II...Story
1993The Halloween Tree...Book
1993The Halloween Tree...Teleplay
1993The Man in the Air...Book
1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder...Writer
1989Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland...Writer
1989Here There Be Tygers...Short Story
1988The Thirteenth Apostle...Novel
1988The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska...Writer
1987This Fantastic World 13...Original Story
1987The Veldt...Novel
1987Walking on Air...Story
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents...Short Story
1985The Twilight Zone...Writer
1985The Ray Bradbury Theater...Writer
1985Electronic Granny...Original Story
1985This Fantastic World 11...Original Story
1984This Fantastic World 10...Original Story
1984There Will Come Soft Rains...Original Story
1984Quest...Story
1984This Fantastic World 8...Original Story
1983Savannen...Short Story
1983Something Wicked This Way Comes...Screenplay
1983Something Wicked This Way Comes...Novel
1983El traje color de helado de mantecado...Original Story
1982Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine...Story
1982The Electric Grandmother...Teleplay
1982The Electric Grandmother...Short Story
1982American Playhouse...Short Story
1982All Summer in a Day...Writer
1981This Fantastic World 5...Original Story
1980The Monarch Butterfly...Author
1980The Eighth Day of Creation...Story
1979The Veldt...Writer
1978Late Night Story...Writer
1973Marvellous Suit...Novel
1973Night Caller...Writer
1973A Sound of Thunder...Original Story
1972The Screaming Woman...Short Story
1972Something Wicked This Way Comes...Story
1971Dandelion Wine...Novel
1971Smile...Author
1970Science Fiction Is Us...Writer
1969The Picasso Summer...Story
1969The Picasso Summer...Screenplay
1969The Illustrated Man...Short Story
1969Melodrama infernal...Story
1966Fahrenheit 451...Novel
1966La Sonrisa...Writer
1966La Espera...Writer
1966El Cohete...Writer
1966El Doble...Writer
1966La bodega (2ª parte)...Writer
1966La bodega (1ª parte)...Writer
1966Tales to Keep You Awake...Story
1966Tales to Keep You Awake...Short Story
1965The Fox and the Forest...Short Story
1965Out of the Unknown...Story
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour...Novel
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour...Writer
1962Icarus Montgolfier Wright...Writer
1962Icarus Montgolfier Wright...Story
1961Alcoa Premiere...Writer
1959The Twilight Zone...Writer
1957A Sound of Different Drummers...Story
1956Armchair Theatre...Writer
1956Moby Dick...Screenplay
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents...Writer
1953The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms...Short Story
1953It Came from Outer Space...Story
The Paradox Man...Short Story
There Will Come Soft Rains...Writer
The Halloween Tree...Novel

Crew

2010Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen...Thanks
1978Mirrors...Creative Consultant

Production

1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder...Executive Producer

Creator

1985The Ray Bradbury Theater...Creator
1980The Martian Chronicles...Creator

Acting

2025Starmanas
2013Out of Printas Self
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titanas Self
2011How to Live Foreveras Self
2010Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Manas Self
2009Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of Storytellingas Self - Novelist
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackermanas Self
2006C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narniaas Self
2006The Sci-Fi Boysas Self
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collectionas Self
2004Dennis Milleras
2004Hollywood Legendenas Self
2003Hugh Hefner: American Playboyas Self
2003The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451'as Self
2002The Tramp and the Dictatoras Self (uncredited)
2001Besuch bei Ray Bradburyas Self
2000The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insectas Self
2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand Facesas Self
1999The Stan Freberg Commercialsas Himself (archive footage)
1998In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Rossas Self
1998Universal Horroras Self - Interviewee
1997The Harryhausen Chroniclesas Self
1996Corwinas Self
1996A Century of Science Fictionas Self
1994In Search of Ozas Self
1993The Halloween Treeas Narrator (voice)
1991Hooray for Horrorwoodas Self
1989Prisoners of Gravityas Self
1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunderas Self
1988The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinskaas Self - Introduction(uncredited)
1988Mall Timeas Himself
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Palas Self
1985The Ray Bradbury Theateras Self - Introduction
1985The Whimsical World of Ozas Self
1983Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Meas Himself
1982Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mineas Ralph as a Man (voice)
1982American Playhouseas Ralph as Man (voice)
1982The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Reviewas
1981Rich and Famousas Literary Party Guest
1979Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond Apolloas Himself
1979Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebrationas Self
1975Apostrophesas Self
1972Le Grand Échiquieras Self
The AckerMonster Chronicles!as
Science Fiction Film Awardsas Himself
Assignment Americaas