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Ray Bradbury
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Born
August 22, 1920
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Bradbury was born in 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois to Esther Bradbury a Swedish immigrant and Leonard Spaulding Bradbury a power and telephone lineman of English Descent.
Moving
1926 - 1933
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The Bradbury family moved back and forth between Waukegan and Tucson, Arizona.
Stories
1931
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At age eleven, young Ray began writing his own stories.
Horror
1932
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At age twelve, Bradbury began writing traditional horror stories and said he tried to imitate Edgar Allan Poe until he was eighteen.
The Warlord of Mars
1932
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At the age of 12 he wrote his own sequel to The Warlord of Mars
California
1934
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The Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1934
First pay
1934
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Bradbury's first pay as a writer was at the age of fourteen, when Burns hired him to write for the Burns and Allen show.
High School
1934
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When he moved to Los Angeles he attended high school and was active in the drama club
Los Angeles
1934
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When Bradbury was 14 the family eventually settled in Los Angeles.
First Published Story
January 1938
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His first published story was "Hollerbochen's Dilemma" which appeared in the fanzine.
Graduation
1942
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He sold newspapers from high school graduation
Writing
1943
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He devoted all his time to writing
First Story
1946
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Bradbury's first story about the Addams family was "Homecoming" published in the Halloween issue of Mademoiselle
Married
1947
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He married Maggie McClure
Published
1947
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His first collection, Dark Carnival, was published
Child
1949
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Bradbury and his wife were expecting their first child.
Published
1950
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The Martian Chronicles was published
Fahrenheit 451
1953
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His first science fiction book was published
Award
1954
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He was given the Benjamin Franklin Award
Stroke
1999
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Bradbury suffered a stoke that left him partially dependent on a wheelchair for mobility.
Awarded
2000
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He was awarded National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
From the Dust Returned
October 2001
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Bradbury published all the Family stories he had written in one book with a collecting narrative.
Original Novel
2006
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Bradbury published the original novel remaining after the extraction, and re titled it "Farewell Summer"
Retiring
2009
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Bradbury retired from the circuit
Death
June 5, 2012
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Bradbury died in Los Angeles, California, on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, after a lengthy illness.