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Ray Douglas Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois. He was the third son in the family. His father, Leonard Spaulding Bradbury, was a telephone lineman and technician. His mother, Esther Marie Bradbury (nee Moberg), was a Swedish immigrant. His grandfather and great-grandfather were newspaper publishers... See full bio »

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2012 Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope (short) (short story) (completed)
 
2011 The Jar (short) (story)
 
2010 A Very Careful Man (short) (short story)
 
2008 Chrysalis (short story)
 
2008 The Pedestrian (short) (story)
 
2007 The Small Assassin (short) (story)
 
2005 A Piece of Wood (short) (story)
 
2005 A Sound of Thunder (short story)
 
2004 Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (TV series)
– La isla del tesoro (2004) (characters)
– Cuento de Navidad (2004) (characters)
– El retrato de Dorian Gray (2004) (characters)
– Sandokan (2004) (characters)
– Dracula (2004) (characters)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2004 El que espera (short) (story)
 
2003 El umbral (short) (story)
 
2000 Con palos y piedras (short)
 
1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (play / short story / teleplay)
 
1997 Vino iz oduvanchikov (books)
 
1996 It Came from Outer Space II (TV movie) (story)
 
1993 The Halloween Tree (TV movie) (book / screenplay)
 
1985-1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
– Silent Towns (1992) (screenplay / story)
– Sun and Shadow (1992) (screenplay / story)
– The Dead Man (1992) (screenplay / story)
– The Long Rain (1992) (screenplay / story)
– By the Numbers (1992) (screenplay / story)
See all 58 episodes »
 
1989 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (concept)
 
1988 Trinadtsatyy apostol (novel "The Martian Cronicles")
 
1987 Walking on Air (TV movie) (story)
 
1987 Veld (story)
 
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– The Jar (1986) (story)
 
1985-1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences (1986) (segment "The Elevator")
– Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice (1985) (short story / segment "The Burning Man")
 
1985 Elektronnaya babushka
 
1985 Clarinda y el tiempo en una botella (short) (story)
 
1985 Habia una vez (short) (story)
 
1984 Quest (short) (story "Frost and Fire")
 
1984 Budet laskovyy dozhd (short) (story)
 
1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel / screenplay)
 
1983 Savannen (TV movie)
 
1982 Spaceship Earth (short) (consultant writer)
 
1982 CBS Library (TV series)
– Robbers, Rooftops and Witches (1982) (story "The Invisible Boy")
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
– Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine (1982) (story)
 
1982 The Electric Grandmother (TV movie) (story "I Sing The Body Electric" / teleplay)
 
1982 All Summer in a Day (TV movie) (story)
 
1981 Castigo senza delitto (TV movie)
 
1980 The Martian Chronicles (TV mini-series)
– The Martians (1980) (novel)
– The Settlers (1980) (novel)
– The Expeditions (1980) (novel)
 
1979 Racconti di fantascienza (TV series)
– I sosia (1979) (story)
– L'assassino (1979) (story)
– La crisalide (1979) (story)
 
1976 The Murderer (short) (story)
 
1972 The Screaming Woman (TV movie) (short story)
 
1972 Something Wicked This Way Comes (story)
 
1971 Curiosity Shop (TV series)
– The Groon (1971) (writer)
 
1969 The Illustrated Man (book)
 
1969 Melodrama infernal (short) (stories)
 
1969 The Picasso Summer (story and screenplay / as Douglas Spaulding)
 
1968 Ich auf Bestellung (TV short) (short story)
 
1966 Fahrenheit 451 (novel)
 
1966 Historias para no dormir (TV series)
– La sonrisa (1966) (short story)
– El doble (1966) (story)
 
1965 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
– The Fox and the Forest (1965) (writer)
 
1965 El marciano (short) (story)
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
– The Life Work of Juan Diaz (1964) (story and teleplay)
– The Jar (1964) (short story)
 
1964 Mañana puede ser verdad (TV series)
 
1963 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Mr Big (1963) (story "The Dwarf")
 
1962 Mañana puede ser verdad (TV series)
 
1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
– I Sing the Body Electric (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
– The Jail (1962) (writer)
 
1956-1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– The Faith of Aaron Menefee (1962) (teleplay)
– Special Delivery (1959) (written by)
– Design for Loving (1958) (story / teleplay)
– And So Died Riabouchinska (1956) (story)
– Shopping for Death (1956) (story and teleplay)
 
1962 Icarus Montgolfier Wright (short) (original story / screenplay)
 
1961 King of Kings (narration - uncredited)
 
1959 Troubleshooters (TV series)
– Tunnel to Yesterday (1959) (writer)
 
1958 Steve Canyon (TV series)
– The Gift (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Rendezvous (TV series)
– The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1958) (writer)
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– A Sound of Different Drummers (1957) (story)
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Marked Bullet (1956) (writer)
 
1956 Sneak Preview (TV series)
 
1956 Moby Dick
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
– The Great Wide World (1956) (original story)
 
1955 Windows (TV series)
 
1955 Star Tonight (TV series)
– Zero Hour (1955) (story)
 
1955 On Camera (TV series)
– The Man (1955) (writer)
 
1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Relentless Weavers (1954) (story)
 
1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (story "The Fog Horn")
 
1953 It Came from Outer Space (story)
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
– Homecoming (1953) (story)
 
1952 The Rocket (TV movie) (story)
 
1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV series)
– Rocket (1952) (story)
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
– Summer Night (1952) (story)
 
1951 Out There (TV series)
– The Man (1951) (story)
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
– Zero Hour (1951) (story)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
1996 Corwin (TV movie)
Ray Bradbury
 
1993 The Halloween Tree (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Host
– The Crowd (1985) … Host
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Ralph as Man
– Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine (1982) … Ralph as Man (voice)
 
1981 Rich and Famous
Literary Party Guest
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary) (source: stills)
 
1978 Mirrors (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Hail and Farewell (1989) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2012 Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope (short) (very special thanks) (completed)
 
2010/I Tin Can (special thanks)
 
2007 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– World Enough and Time (2007) (special thanks)
 
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 The Tiger and the Snow (thanks)
 
2003 Southside (special thanks)
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (59 titles)
2012 The AckerMonster Chronicles! (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Comic-Con 2010 Live (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Malls R Us (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 When the World Breaks (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 How to Live Forever (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 G4 Presents Comic-Con '09 Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 A Conversation with Ray Bradbury (documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 G4 Presents Comic-Con '08 Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2007 Who Is Norman Lloyd? (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Comic-Con 2007 Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians Through Film (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2007 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Comic-Con 2006 Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2004 Dennis Miller (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Hardball with Chris Matthews (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 June 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Optimistic Futurist (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Hollywood Legenden (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Cosmic Thoughts (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Screen Savers (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 September 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451' (video documentary short)
Himself - Author
 
2003 Fahrenheit 451, the Novel: A Discussion with Author Ray Bradbury (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Music of 'Fahrenheit 451' (video documentary short)
Himself - Author
 
2002 The Tramp and the Dictator (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Great Books (TV series)
Himself
– Poe's Tales of Terror (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary)
Himself - Writer and Friend
 
2001 Besuch bei Ray Bradbury (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Amargosa (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Revisited (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Ghosts (video documentary short)
Ray Bradbury ... Himself - Author & Screenwriter
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Aliens (video documentary short)
Himself - Writer, 'It Came from Outer Space'
 
1996 A Century of Science Fiction (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dinosaurs (video documentary short)
Himself - Writer
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 In Search of Oz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Gordon E. Sawyer Award to Ray Harryhausen
 
1991 Hooray for Horrorwood (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (video)
Himself
 
1989 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Himself - Host
– The Lake (1989) … Himself - Host
 
1986 Aliens, Dragons, Monsters and Me (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Whimsical World of Oz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 July 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 The American Comic Strip (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Science Fiction Film Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1974 Day at Night (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Ray Bradbury (1974) … Himself - Guest
 
1968 Telescope (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Illustrated Bradbury (1968) … Himself
 
1964 That Regis Philbin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.34 (1964) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1999 The Stan Freberg Commercials (video)
Himself (segment "Brave New Prune")
 

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5 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 16 Interviews  | 15 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

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Alternate Names:

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I am one of those fortunate people who were born to be joyful writers discovered the fact early on. See more »

Trivia:

His original title for one of his novels was 'the Fireman'. He called his local fire department and asked them what the temperature at which paper burns at - and was told "451 Fahrenheit". He reversed it to make it the title of his novel 'Fahrenheit 451'. See more »

Star Sign:

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