Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury Biography

Ray Bradbury was an American poet, author, essayist and playwright. Bradbury wrote in the genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery. He is said to be one of the main authors who brought science fiction into mainstream American literary culture. Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 22, 1920. As a child, he enjoyed reading and began writing his own stories at age 11. He wrote horror stories, mimicking the style of Edgar Allan Poe. His family frequently moved around the country to wherever employment was best for his father until they ended up in Los Angeles, California. Ray attended Los Angeles High School and participated in drama club. Ray’s interest in science fiction started early when he joined the Los Angeles Science fiction Society at age

He graduated in 1938. Bradbury taught himself at the library after high school, rather than attending college, due his lack of money during the Great Depression. He began to write short stories and selling newspapers on Los Angeles Street Corners. Bradbury continued to write short stories and contributing small pieces to periodicals. He eventually published a compilation titled Dark Carnival in 1947. His first successful publication was The Martian Chronicle in 1950. This novel helped establish Bradbury as a courageous author with a unique vision. He then went on to write the Illustrated Man, then releasing Fahrenheit 451. This is considered to be the pinnacle of Bradbury's career. Bradbury went on to write over 600 short stories, poems, and some of his work has even been adapted for television and movie formats. Ray Bradbury received many awards during his prolific career, including an Emmy, a Pulitzer citation, and even getting his own award presented by the Science Fiction and fantasy Writers of America. Ray Bradbury died on June 5, 2012, but his work will forever be constant in American