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 Biography of Ray Bradubury 

Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on August 22, 1920. His family never stayed in one place for long and he eventually graduated from a Los Angeles high school in 1938. This was the end of his education. He worked on the streets selling newspapers. This was when Bradbury discovered his passion for writing. Bradbury began writing for many magazines that showed amateur work. Soon after Bradbury found the genre he enjoyed most: science fiction. This was when he began writing for television shows, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and the Twilight Zone. Perhaps the most successful movie he helped write was Moby Dick. It was in 1950 that Bradbury struck gold and his science fiction writing career began with his book // The Martian Chronicles. // Ray Bradbury also began writing what would become his most widely recognized novel, // Fahrenheit // // 451 //, in the spring of 1950. However the first draft of the novel was much shorter and acquired the title, // The Fireman //. // Fahrenheit 451 // was published in 1953, shortly after George Orwell’s, // 1984. // Ray Bradbury has been given several awards for his achievements in literature. His awards/honors include: the National Medal of Arts, which is the highest award given to artists by the United States government, the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters upon Ray Bradbury, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Bradbury even has a crater on the moon named after his novel // Dandelion Wine //