Also known as: Ray Bradbury, Ray Douglas Bradbury, D. R. Banat, Leonard Douglas, William Elliott, Douglas Spaulding, Leonard Spaulding, Raymond Douglas Bradbury, Brett Sterling, Raymond Bradbury

Genre(s): Children's literature; Essays; Fantasy fiction; Film scripts; Mystery fiction; Novels; Plays; Poetry; Science fiction; Short stories; Television plays

Personal Information: Born August 22, 1920, in Waukegan IL; son of Leonard Spaulding and Esther Bradbury; married Marguerite Susan McClure, September 27, 1947 (died, 2003); children: Susan Marguerite, Ramona, Bettina, Alexandra.

Avocational Interests: Painting in oil and water colors, collecting Mexican artifacts.

Memberships: Writers Guild of America, Screen Writers Guild, Science Fantasy Writers of America, Pacific Art Foundation.

Addresses: Home: Los Angeles, CA. Agent: Don Congdon, 156 Fifth Ave., No. 625, New York, NY 10010.

Source: "Ray Bradbury." Contemporary Authors Online. 2008. Gale. Retrieved April, 2, 2009, from Biography Resource Center database.

The Martian Chronicles, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1950, revised edition published as The Silver Locusts, Hart-Davis (London, England), 1965, anniversary edition published as The Martian Chronicles: The Fortieth Anniversary Edition, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1990.
Fahrenheit 451 (novelette; also see below), Ballantine (New York, NY), 1953, Long Beach Public Library Foundation (Long Beach, CA), 2005.
Dandelion Wine, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1957, Avon (New York, NY), 1999.
Something Wicked This Way Comes, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1962, Avon (New York, NY), 1999.
Death Is a Lonely Business, Knopf (New York, NY), 1985, Avon (New York, NY), 1999.
A Graveyard for Lunatics: Another Tale of Two Cities, Knopf (New York, NY), 1990.
Quicker Than the Eye, Avon (New York, NY), 1996.
Green Shadows, White Whale, Knopf (New York, NY), 1992, published with a new afterword by the author, Perennial (New York, NY), 2002.
From the Dust Returned: A Family Remembrance, William Morrow (New York, NY), 2001.
Let's All Kill Constance, Morrow (New York, NY), 2003

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Switch on the Night, Pantheon (New York, NY), 1955, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, Knopf (New York, NY), 1993.
R Is for Rocket (story collection), Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1962.
S Is for Space (story collection), Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1966.
The Halloween Tree, Knopf (New York, NY), 1972, updated edition, compiled by Donn Albright, edited by Jon Eller, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini, Gauntlet Press (Colorado Springs, CO), 2005.
The April Witch, Creative Education (Mankato, MN), 1987.
The Other Foot, Creative Education (Mankato, MN), 1987.
The Foghorn (also see below), Creative Education (Mankato, MN), 1987.
The Veldt (also see below), Creative Education (Mankato, MN), 1987.
Fever Dream, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1987.
Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines, Avon (New York, NY), 1998.
The Country, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini, Avon (New York, NY), 1999.

Adams, Anthony, Ray Bradbury, Harrap (London, England), 1975.
Clareson, Thomas D., editor, Voices for the Future: Essays on Major Science Fiction Writers, Volume 1, Bowling Green State University Press (Bowling Green, OH), 1976.
Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography: Broadening Views, 1968-1988, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1989.
Contemporary Literary Criticism, Gale (Detroit, MI), Volume 1, 1973, Volume 3, 1975, Volume 10, 1979, Volume 15, 1980, Volume 42, 1987.
Contemporary Popular Writers, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1997.
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Gale (Detroit, MI), Volume 2: American Novelists since World War II, 1978; Volume 8: Twentieth-Century American Science Fiction Writers, 1981.
Kirk, Russell, Enemies of the Permanent Things: Observations of Abnormity in Literature and Politics, Arlington House (New Rochelle, NY), 1969.
Knight, Damon, In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction, 2nd edition, Advent, 1967.
Moskowitz, Sam, Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction, Ballantine (New York, NY), 1967, pp. 351-370.
Nolan, William F., The Ray Bradbury Companion, Gale (New York, NY), 1975.
Platt, Charles, Dream Makers: Science-Fiction and Fantasy Writers at Work, Ungar (New York, NY), 1987.
Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: The 1960s, Charles Scribners Sons (New York, NY), 2003.
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 2000.
St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1998.
St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, 4th edition, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.
St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers, 2nd edition, St. James Press (Detroit, MI), 1999.
Slusser, George Edgar, The Bradbury Chronicles, Borgo Press (San Bernardino, CA), 1977.
Touponce, William F., Ray Bradbury and the Poetics of Reverie: Fantasy, Science Fiction, and the Reader, UMI Research Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 1984.
Touponce, William F., Naming the Unnameable: Ray Bradbury and the Fantastic after Freud, Starmont House, 1997.
Weller, Sam, The Bradbury Chronicles, Morrow (New York, NY), 2005.
Wollheim, Donald, The Universe Makers, Harper (New York, NY), 1971.
UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography, volume 2, Gale (Detroit, MI), 2003.
World Literature Criticism, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1992.

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Albuquerque Journal, November 29, 1998, David Steinberg, "Bradbury Keeps Pounding Both Keys and Pavement," p. F6.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA), August 31, 2003, Gary A. Witte, interview with Bradbury, p. M1.
Austin American-Statesman, February 16, 2003, Dorman T. Shindler, "Bradbury Has Mystery Noir Down to a Science," p. K5.
Back Stage West, July 25, 2002, Dally Margolies, "Bradbury: Past, Present and Future at the Court Theatre," p. 27; April 3, 2003, Jenelle Riley, "What's Up with Ray Bradbury?," p. 4.
Book, September-October, 2003, Eric Wetzel, review of the Fiftieth anniversary hardcover of Fahrenheit 451, p. 34.
Canberra Times, September 26, 2004, "Burning Bright after Fifty Years."
Coventry Evening Telegraph, May 31, 2003, Michael Wood, review of One More for the Road, p. 26.
Hollywood Reporter, May 10, 2005, "Angelica Huston, Author Ray Bradbury, and Merv Griffin Were Conferred Honorary Degrees," p. 16.
Kliatt, September, 2002, Bette D. Ammon, review of From the Dust Returned, pp. 52-53.
New York Times, October 15, 2000, Emily-Greta Tabourin, review of Switch on the Night, p. L31.
New York Times Book Review, December 9, 2001, Mary Elizabeth Williams, review of From the Dust Returned, p. 28; January 26, 2003, Marilyn Stasio, review of Let's All Kill Constance, p. 20.
New York Times Magazine, November 5, 2000, Mary Roach, interview with Bradbury, p. 21.
Palm Beach Post, March 10, 2002, Scott Eyman, interview with Bradbury, p. J1.
Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), February 18, 2003, Karen Sandstrom, "Library Lover Bradbury Shares Burning Passion for Books," p. E1.
Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), October 6, 2004, Robert A. Baker, " Fahrenheit 451 Author Discusses Book," p. B1.
PR Newswire, April 22, 2003, "Ray Bradbury to Receive Honorary Degree from Woodbury University."
Sarasota Herald Tribune, February 6, 2000, Steven G. Reed, "A Phone Call from Ray Bradbury."
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 16, 2002, Dorman T. Shindler, "Bradbury Is Back with a Fascinating New Collection," p. F10.
Star Ledger (Newark, NJ), August 25, 2003, "A Nearly Out-of-This-World Party," p. O26.
Sunday Mirror (London, England), May 15, 2005, "History Made in Galway Uni," p. 11.
Sunday Times (London, England), May 25, 1986, John Coleman, review of Death Is a Lonely Business.
Writing!, November-December, 2001, Sarah Kizis, "A Virtual Visit to the Veldt," p. 14.