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Ray Bradbury 1920 - ?. From His Novel: The Illustrated Man A collection of short stories, each based on a tattoo of a strange man. Featured Story: “The Veldt” Published in 1951. Ray Bradbury. Born in Illinois Moved to California when he was young Today he lives in San Francisco.
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From His Novel: The Illustrated Man A collection of short stories, each based on a tattoo of a strange man. Featured Story:“The Veldt”Published in 1951
Ray Bradbury • Born in Illinois • Moved to California when he was young • Today he lives in San Francisco
Ray Bradbury He loved to read stories and go to the movies when he was a boy. He worked as a paper boy to support his movie-going habit.
As a Young Boy He Enjoyed: Blackstone the Magician
In 1943 He Became a Full-TimeWriter Without his wife, he could not have been nearly as successful! She went to work and told him to keep writing!
Writing Stats: • Over 1,000 short stories • 30 novels • 64 Episodes of his own television series
Other Important Works: The Martian Chronicles 1950 Something Wicked this Way Comes 1962 Fahrenheit 451 1953
And He Loves Children, Too! He still feels like a 12 year old himself!
Bradbury Quotes: “The act of writing is, for me, like a fever—something I must do.”
“Live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world.”
“Recreate the world in your own image and make it a better place for your having been here.”
As You Read “The Veldt”Keep in Mind that in 1951: • Television was a brand new invention that was slowly gaining popularity. Color t.v. just invented. • Telephones were not yet common in all homes. • Kitchen appliances such as refrigerators were becoming more common in homes.
