Born on August 22, 1920, Ray Douglas Bradbury went on to publish over 500 works, including his famous masterpiece, “Fahrenheit 451,” and “The Martian Chronicles.”
Some of his other renowned works are “The Illustrated Man,” “Dandelion Wine,” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” reports Wired.
Dreaming to be both a magician and a writer, Bradbury managed to become both. He was the creative consultant on the United States Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair.
Bradbury hosted the syndicated television series, “The Ray Bradbury Theatre,” from 1985 to 1992 and many of his works have been adapted for film, television, radio and comic books.
Mr Bradbury, who said he was “raised in libraries,” wrote the screenplay for Melville's "Moby Dick," directed by John Huston, The Los Angeles Times reports.
Furthermore, his script "I Sing the Body Electric" was the 100th episode of the popular cult TV show "The Twilight Zone.”In 2000, he was awarded the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.