Ray Bradbury
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Biography
* Name: Ray Douglas Bradbury
* Was born in Illinois on August 22, 1920.
* Recognize all over the world for been an author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, lecturer, poetand visionary and as one of America's greatest creative geniuses.
* In 1931, young Ray began writing his own stories on butcher paper.
* In 1934, the Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles,California
* Bradbury attended Los Angeles High School. He was active in the drama club and planned to become an actor.
* However, two of his teachers recognized a greater talent in Bradbury,and encouraged his development as a writer. Snow Longley Housh taught him about poetry and Jeannet Johnson taught him to write short stories. Over 60 years later, Bradbury's work bears the indelibleimpressions left by these two women.
* Outside of class, he contributed to fan publications and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction League. At school, he improved his grades and joined the PoetryClub.
* Bradbury's formal education ended with his high school graduation in 1938. However, he continued to educate himself. He sold newspapers on Los Angeles street corners all day, but spenthis nights in the library. The hours between newspaper editions were spent at his typewriter.
* His first published short story was "Hollerbochen's Dilemma," printed in 1938 inImagination!, anamateur fan magazine. In 1939, Bradbury published four issues of his own fan magazine, Futuria Fantasia, writing much of the content himself. His first paid publication, a short story titled "Pendulum,"appeared in Super Science Stories in 1941.
* As he honed his writing skills, Bradbury often looked to established writers for guidance. During those early years, his mentors included HenryKuttner, Leigh Brackett, Robert Heinlein and Henry Hasse.
* At last, in 1942, Bradbury wrote "The Lake" -- the story in which he discovered his distinctive writing style. The following year, he gave...
* Name: Ray Douglas Bradbury
* Was born in Illinois on August 22, 1920.
* Recognize all over the world for been an author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, lecturer, poetand visionary and as one of America's greatest creative geniuses.
* In 1931, young Ray began writing his own stories on butcher paper.
* In 1934, the Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles,California
* Bradbury attended Los Angeles High School. He was active in the drama club and planned to become an actor.
* However, two of his teachers recognized a greater talent in Bradbury,and encouraged his development as a writer. Snow Longley Housh taught him about poetry and Jeannet Johnson taught him to write short stories. Over 60 years later, Bradbury's work bears the indelibleimpressions left by these two women.
* Outside of class, he contributed to fan publications and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction League. At school, he improved his grades and joined the PoetryClub.
* Bradbury's formal education ended with his high school graduation in 1938. However, he continued to educate himself. He sold newspapers on Los Angeles street corners all day, but spenthis nights in the library. The hours between newspaper editions were spent at his typewriter.
* His first published short story was "Hollerbochen's Dilemma," printed in 1938 inImagination!, anamateur fan magazine. In 1939, Bradbury published four issues of his own fan magazine, Futuria Fantasia, writing much of the content himself. His first paid publication, a short story titled "Pendulum,"appeared in Super Science Stories in 1941.
* As he honed his writing skills, Bradbury often looked to established writers for guidance. During those early years, his mentors included HenryKuttner, Leigh Brackett, Robert Heinlein and Henry Hasse.
* At last, in 1942, Bradbury wrote "The Lake" -- the story in which he discovered his distinctive writing style. The following year, he gave...
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