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Ray Bradbury

Writer

Ray Bradbury

Born August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.Died June 5, 201263 films

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.

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Fahrenheit 451 posterFirst watchFahrenheit 45119667.1In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Moby Dick poster7.1Moby Dick1956Fahrenheit 451 poster5.5Fahrenheit 4512018Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland poster6.9Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland1989It Came from Outer Space poster6.3It Came from Outer Space1953The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms poster6.6The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms1953Something Wicked This Way Comes poster6.5Something Wicked This Way Comes1983A Sound of Thunder poster4.9A Sound of Thunder2005The Illustrated Man poster5.6The Illustrated Man1969

Filmography

63 films
  1. TBAThe Halloween TreeNovel
  2. TBAThe Paradox ManShort Story
  3. TBAThere Will Come Soft RainsWriter
  4. 2023All Summer in a DayWriter
  5. 2018Fahrenheit 451Novel
  6. 2008ChrysalisStory
  7. 2005A Sound of ThunderShort Story
  8. 1999Invisible BoyAuthor
  9. 1998The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitTheatre Play
  10. 1996The Town Where No One Got OffWriter
  11. 1995It Came from Outer Space IIStory
  12. 1993The Halloween TreeBook
  13. 1993The Man in the AirBook
  14. 1990DominusOriginal Story
  15. 1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of ThunderWriter
  16. 1989Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandWriter
  17. 1989Here There Be TygersShort Story
  18. 1988The Thirteenth ApostleNovel
  19. 1988The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died RiabouchinskaWriter
  20. 1987This Fantastic World 13Original Story
  21. 1987The VeldtNovel
  22. 1987Walking on AirStory
  23. 1987RoomStory
  24. 1985Electronic GrannyOriginal Story
  25. 1985This Fantastic World 11Original Story
  26. 1984This Fantastic World 10Original Story
  27. 1984There Will Come Soft RainsOriginal Story
  28. 1984QuestStory
  29. 1984This Fantastic World 8Original Story
  30. 1983SavannenShort Story
  31. 1983Something Wicked This Way ComesScreenplay
  32. 1983El traje color de helado de mantecadoOriginal Story
  33. 1982Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of MineStory
  34. 1982The Electric GrandmotherTeleplay
  35. 1982All Summer in a DayWriter
  36. 1981This Fantastic World 5Original Story
  37. 1980The Monarch ButterflyAuthor
  38. 1980The Eighth Day of CreationStory
  39. 1979The VeldtWriter
  40. 1973Marvellous SuitNovel
  41. 1973Night CallerWriter
  42. 1973A Sound of ThunderOriginal Story
  43. 1972The Screaming WomanShort Story
  44. 1972Something Wicked This Way ComesStory
  45. 1971Dandelion WineNovel
  46. 1971SmileAuthor
  47. 1970Science Fiction Is UsWriter
  48. 1969The Picasso SummerStory
  49. 1969The Illustrated ManShort Story
  50. 1969Melodrama infernalStory
  51. 1966Fahrenheit 451Novel
  52. 1966La SonrisaWriter
  53. 1966La EsperaWriter
  54. 1966El CoheteWriter
  55. 1966El DobleWriter
  56. 1966La bodega (2ª parte)Writer
  57. 1966La bodega (1ª parte)Writer
  58. 1965The Fox and the ForestShort Story
  59. 1962Icarus Montgolfier WrightWriter
  60. 1957A Sound of Different DrummersStory
  61. 1956Moby DickScreenplay
  62. 1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsShort Story
  63. 1953It Came from Outer SpaceStory