WRITER
Ray Bradbury
Known for The Twilight Zone · Alfred Hitchcock Presents · The Twilight Zone
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…
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- Born
- Aug 22, 1920
- Died
- Jun 5, 2012
- Birthplace
- Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
- Known For
- Writing
Biography
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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Known For
TV
The Twilight ZoneWriter · 1959
★ 8.5
★ 8.5
TV
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWriter · 1955
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
TV
The Twilight ZoneWriter · 1985
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock HourNovel · 1962
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsShort Story · 1985
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
The Martian ChroniclesCreator · 1980
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
The Ray Bradbury TheaterSelf - Introduction · 1985
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
Out of the UnknownStory · 1965
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
Filmography
Movies
It Came from Outer SpaceStory
1953
The Beast from 20,000 FathomsShort Story
1953
Moby DickScreenplay
1956
A Sound of Different DrummersStory
1957
Icarus Montgolfier WrightWriter
1962Icarus Montgolfier WrightStory
1962
The Fox and the ForestShort Story
1965
El CoheteWriter
1966
El DobleWriter
1966
Fahrenheit 451Novel
1966
La bodega (1ª parte)Writer
1966
La bodega (2ª parte)Writer
1966
La EsperaWriter
1966
La SonrisaWriter
1966
Melodrama infernalStory
1969
The Illustrated ManShort Story
1969
The Picasso SummerStory
1969The Picasso SummerScreenplay
1969
Science Fiction Is UsWriter
1970DW
Dandelion WineNovel
1971
SmileAuthor
1971
Something Wicked This Way ComesStory
1972
The Screaming WomanShort Story
1972
A Sound of ThunderOriginal Story
1973
Marvellous SuitNovel
1973NC
Night CallerWriter
1973
MirrorsCreative Consultant
1978
Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond ApolloHimself
1979
Playboy's 25th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
1979
The VeldtWriter
1979
The Eighth Day of CreationStory
1980
The Monarch ButterflyAuthor
1980
Rich and FamousLiterary Party Guest
1981
This Fantastic World 5Original Story
1981
All Summer in a DayWriter
1982
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of MineRalph as a Man (voice)
1982Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of MineStory
1982
The Electric GrandmotherTeleplay
1982The Electric GrandmotherShort Story
1982TS
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
1982
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & MeHimself
1983ET
El traje color de helado de mantecadoOriginal Story
1983S
SavannenShort Story
1983
Something Wicked This Way ComesScreenplay
1983Something Wicked This Way ComesNovel
1983
QuestStory
1984
There Will Come Soft RainsOriginal Story
1984
This Fantastic World 10Original Story
1984
This Fantastic World 8Original Story
1984EG
Electronic GrannyOriginal Story
1985TW
The Whimsical World of OzSelf
1985
This Fantastic World 11Original Story
1985
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf
1986
RoomStory
1987
The VeldtNovel
1987
This Fantastic World 13Original Story
1987
Walking on AirStory
1987MT
Mall TimeSelf
1988
The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died RiabouchinskaSelf - Introduction(uncredited)
1988The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died RiabouchinskaWriter
1988TT
The Thirteenth ApostleNovel
1988
Here There Be TygersShort Story
1989
Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandWriter
1989
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of ThunderSelf
1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of ThunderWriter
1989The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of ThunderExecutive Producer
1989
DominusOriginal Story
1990AW
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and FantasySelf
1991
Hooray for HorrorwoodSelf
1991
The Halloween TreeNarrator (voice)
1993The Halloween TreeBook
1993The Halloween TreeTeleplay
1993
The Man in the AirBook
1993
In Search of OzSelf
1994
It Came from Outer Space IIStory
1995
A Century of Science FictionSelf
1996C
CorwinSelf
1996TT
The Town Where No One Got OffWriter
1996
The Harryhausen ChroniclesSelf
1997
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan RossSelf
1998
The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitTheatre Play
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitStory
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream SuitTeleplay
1998
Universal HorrorSelf - Interviewee
1998
Invisible BoyAuthor
1999
The Stan Freberg CommercialsHimself (archive footage)
1999
Lon Chaney: A Thousand FacesSelf
2000
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest InsectSelf
2000BB
Besuch bei Ray BradburySelf
2001
The Tramp and the DictatorSelf (uncredited)
2002
Hugh Hefner: American PlayboySelf
2003
The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451'Self
2003HL
Hollywood LegendenSelf
2004
A Sound of ThunderShort Story
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
2005
C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of NarniaSelf
2006
The Sci-Fi BoysSelf
2006
Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf
2007
ChrysalisStory
2008
Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of StorytellingSelf - Novelist
2009
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic ManSelf
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making The African QueenThanks
2010
How to Live ForeverSelf
2011
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf
2012
Out of PrintSelf
2013
Fahrenheit 451Novel
2018
All Summer in a DayWriter
2023
Starman
2025TA
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
TH
The Halloween TreeNovel
The Paradox ManShort Story
TW
There Will Come Soft RainsWriter
Television
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWriter
1955
Armchair TheatreWriter
1956
The Twilight ZoneWriter
1959
Alcoa PremiereWriter
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock HourNovel
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourWriter
1962
Out of the UnknownStory
1965
Tales to Keep You AwakeShort Story
1966Tales to Keep You AwakeStory
1966
Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf · 1 eps
1972
ApostrophesSelf · 1 eps
1975LN
Late Night StoryWriter
1978
The Martian ChroniclesCreator
1980
American PlayhouseRalph as Man (voice) · 1 eps
1982American PlayhouseShort Story
1982
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsShort Story
1985
The Ray Bradbury TheaterSelf - Introduction · 65 eps
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterWriter
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterCreator
1985
The Twilight ZoneWriter
1985
Prisoners of GravitySelf · 4 eps
1989
Dandelion WineNovel
1998
Dennis Miller1 eps
2004AA
Assignment America1 eps
Science Fiction Film AwardsSelf · 1 eps
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