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American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer (1920-2012)
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Ray Bradbury
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FROM Ray Bradbury
Which Way, L.A.?
Revisiting Ray Bradbury Before his death last night in Los Angeles, Ray Bradbury wrote 27 novels and 600 short stories. His works, which have been translated into some 30 languages, include Fahrenheit 451 , The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes . He made science fiction into world-class literature and he himself was influenced by Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw as well as Jules Verne and Edgar Rice Burroughs. He appeared on this program several times, most notably in April of 2002.
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