Person
Ray Bradbury
Writing · 1920–2012 · Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
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
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Novel
Apostrophes
Self
The Twilight Zone
Writer
The Twilight Zone
Writer
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
American Playhouse
Ralph as Man (voice)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Short Story
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Writer
Prisoners of Gravity
Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Self - Introduction
Filmography
- 2025Starman
- 2023All Summer in a DayWriter
- 2018Fahrenheit 451Novel
- 2013Out of PrintSelf
- 2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf
- 2011How to Live ForeverSelf
- 2010Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic ManSelf
- 2010Embracing Chaos: Making The African QueenThanks
- 2009Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of StorytellingSelf - Novelist
- 2008ChrysalisStory
- 2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf
- 2006C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of NarniaSelf
- 2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelf
- 2005A Sound of ThunderShort Story
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
- 2004Dennis Miller
- 2004Hollywood LegendenSelf
- 2003Hugh Hefner: American PlayboySelf
- 2003The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451'Self
- 2002The Tramp and the DictatorSelf (uncredited)
- 2001Besuch bei Ray BradburySelf
- 2000The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest InsectSelf
- 2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesSelf
- 1999The Stan Freberg CommercialsHimself (archive footage)
- 1999Invisible BoyAuthor
- 1998In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan RossSelf
- 1998Dandelion WineNovel
- 1998Universal HorrorSelf - Interviewee
- 1998The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitTheatre Play
- 1997The Harryhausen ChroniclesSelf
- 1996CorwinSelf
- 1996A Century of Science FictionSelf
- 1996The Town Where No One Got OffWriter
- 1995It Came from Outer Space IIStory
- 1994In Search of OzSelf
- 1993The Halloween TreeNarrator (voice)
- 1993The Man in the AirBook
- 1991Hooray for HorrorwoodSelf
- 1989Prisoners of GravitySelf
- 1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of ThunderSelf
- 1989Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandWriter
- 1989Here There Be TygersShort Story
- 1988The Thirteenth ApostleNovel
- 1988The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died RiabouchinskaSelf - Introduction(uncredited)
- 1988Mall TimeHimself
- 1987This Fantastic World 13Original Story
- 1987The VeldtNovel
- 1987Walking on AirStory
- 1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsShort Story
- 1985The Twilight ZoneWriter
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSelf - Introduction
- 1985Electronic GrannyOriginal Story
- 1985This Fantastic World 11Original Story
- 1985The Whimsical World of OzSelf
- 1984This Fantastic World 10Original Story
- 1984There Will Come Soft RainsOriginal Story
- 1984QuestStory
- 1984This Fantastic World 8Original Story
- 1983SavannenShort Story
- 1983Something Wicked This Way ComesScreenplay
- 1983Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & MeHimself
- 1983El traje color de helado de mantecadoOriginal Story
- 1982Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of MineRalph as a Man (voice)
- 1982The Electric GrandmotherTeleplay
- 1982American PlayhouseRalph as Man (voice)
- 1982The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
- 1982All Summer in a DayWriter
- 1981Rich and FamousLiterary Party Guest
- 1981This Fantastic World 5Original Story
- 1980The Monarch ButterflyAuthor
- 1980The Eighth Day of CreationStory
- 1980The Martian ChroniclesCreator
- 1979The VeldtWriter
- 1979Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond ApolloHimself
- 1979Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
- 1978Late Night StoryWriter
- 1978MirrorsCreative Consultant
- 1975ApostrophesSelf
- 1973Marvellous SuitNovel
- 1973Night CallerWriter
- 1973A Sound of ThunderOriginal Story
- 1972The Screaming WomanShort Story
- 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf
- 1972Something Wicked This Way ComesStory
- 1971Dandelion WineNovel
- 1971SmileAuthor
- 1970Science Fiction Is UsWriter
- 1969The Picasso SummerStory
- 1969The Illustrated ManShort Story
- 1969Melodrama infernalStory
- 1966Fahrenheit 451Novel
- 1966La SonrisaWriter
- 1966La EsperaWriter
- 1966El CoheteWriter
- 1966El DobleWriter
- 1966La bodega (2ª parte)Writer
- 1966La bodega (1ª parte)Writer
- 1966Tales to Keep You AwakeShort Story
- 1965The Fox and the ForestShort Story
- 1965Out of the UnknownStory
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourNovel
- 1962Icarus Montgolfier WrightWriter
- 1961Alcoa PremiereWriter
- 1959The Twilight ZoneWriter
- 1957A Sound of Different DrummersStory
- 1956Armchair TheatreWriter
- 1956Moby DickScreenplay
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWriter
- 1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsShort Story
- 1953It Came from Outer SpaceStory
- —The AckerMonster Chronicles!
- —Assignment America
- —Science Fiction Film AwardsHimself
- —The Halloween TreeNovel
- —The Paradox ManShort Story
- —There Will Come Soft RainsWriter
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