One of the most famous science fiction writers ever Ray Bradbury One of the most famous science fiction writers ever Mr. Smith

Raymond Douglas “Ray” Bradbury 1920 - 2012 American novelist Award-winning Science-Fiction writer

Ray Bradbury’s famous works Fahrenheit 451 1953 The Illustrated Man 1951 The Martian Chronicles 1950

Ray Bradbury timeline Birth Writes 1st short story Becomes a writer Recognition Death 1920 1931 1943 1954 2012 Born in Illinois, USA Age 11, publishes his first science-fiction short story. Edgar Allan Poe was his inspiration Becomes a full time writer in Los Angeles, California. Writes every day for the next 65 years Fahrenheit 451 wins the Hugo Award Passes away of natural causes at the age of 91

Selected quote from Fahrenheit 451 “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” -Ray Bradbury

Interesting facts about Ray Bradbury Even though most of Bradbury’s books are clearly science-fiction, he actually considered himself a fantasy author. Ray Bradbury wrote 1,000 words a day. He never went to college. He never learned how to drive a car, either. Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in just nine days in the basement of a library. His close personal friend? Walt Disney.

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