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UrbScotty

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Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:41 AM Jun 2012

Author Ray Bradbury dies at age 91 [View all]

Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Ray Bradbury has died at 91 after a lengthy career of writing everything from science-fiction and mystery to humor.

Reached at Bradbury's home, his daughter, Alexandra Bradbury, says her father died Tuesday night in Southern California. She did not have additional details.

Bradbury transformed his childhood dreams and Cold War fears into telepathic Martians, lovesick sea monsters, and his vision of a high-tech, book-burning future in "Fahrenheit 451."

He also scripted the 1956 film version of "Moby Dick" and wrote for "The Twilight Zone."

Bradbury's series of stories in "The Martian Chronicles" was a Cold War morality tale in which events on another planet served as a commentary on life on this planet. It has been published in more than 30 languages.

Read more: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120606/WIRE/120609751

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Sad chervilant Jun 2012 #1
Windows into the unlikely, but somehow not annabanana Jun 2012 #2
RIP Mr Bradbury... Javaman Jun 2012 #3
Yeah, I thought he was already dead too deutsey Jun 2012 #5
#### me, Ray Bradbury cosmicaug Jun 2012 #6
That was an alternate timeline. nt bananas Jun 2012 #11
Good one! nt Javaman Jun 2012 #17
One of my favorite instructional films in school was Ray Bradbury, Story of a Writer slackmaster Jun 2012 #4
That was interesting deutsey Jun 2012 #12
A truly insightful author. RIP sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #7
ah...good bye Kali Jun 2012 #8
too soon, too soon AngryAmish Jun 2012 #9
Loved many of his works. Gormy Cuss Jun 2012 #10
The Martian Chronicler passed to the next world on the day Venus transited the Sun. Octafish Jun 2012 #13
Here was a SCI FI author AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #14
He was great Friend w/ Ray Harryhausen.......... kooljerk666 Jun 2012 #15
I drew those flying saucers compulsively as a kid. randome Jun 2012 #16
Last of the Titans exboyfil Jun 2012 #18
RIP dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #19
The first SF books I remember reading were his Maeve Jun 2012 #20
RIP. Wheezy Jun 2012 #21
RIP Jack Rabbit Jun 2012 #22
I loved all his novels and stories. RebelOne Jun 2012 #23
RIP, Mr. Bradbury...and here's a fan tribute that he loved, NSFW msanthrope Jun 2012 #24
RIP - I grew up reading his stories Baclava Jun 2012 #25
One of my all time favorites. BlueIris Jun 2012 #26
Great Science Fiction author lunatica Jun 2012 #27
An awesome talent. tabasco Jun 2012 #28
I heard about this on the way to the bookstore this morning. Damn! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #29
Oww, that one hurts. Psephos Jun 2012 #30
One of my favorite authors sakabatou Jun 2012 #31
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