Born: 22 August 1920 · Died: 5 June 2012 · Age at death: 91
How old was Ray Bradbury when he died?
Ray Bradbury died aged 91. He was born on 22 August 1920 and died on 5 June 2012.
American writer of Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way Comes, a giant of science fiction
Did you know?He was a direct descendant of Mary Bradbury, who was tried and sentenced to death during the Salem witch trials.
Quick facts
Date of birth22 August 1920
Date of death5 June 2012
Age at death91
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceWaukegan, United States
Occupationscreenwriter, poet, writer
Editor's Take:
Ray Bradbury made science fiction poetic. He never went to college, saying instead that he graduated from the public library. He sold newspapers and wrote every single day. The Martian Chronicles imagined human settlers on Mars and their sad encounters with a dying civilisation. Fahrenheit 451 warned of a society where firemen burn books. He wrote its first version on a rented typewriter in a library basement. Something Wicked This Way Comes is a classic of dark fantasy. In 2007 he received a special Pulitzer citation.
Key Milestones
1950: Martian Chronicles – book
1951: The Illustrated Man – stories
1953: Fahrenheit 451 – novel
1957: Dandelion Wine – novel
Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: BRAD-berr-ee; 22 August 1920 – 5 June 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Ray Bradbury's birthday is August 22. He was born on August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, United States.
How old was Ray Bradbury when he died?
Ray Bradbury died on June 5, 2012, aged 91.
Who shares a birthday with Ray Bradbury?
Famous people who share Ray Bradbury's August 22 birthday include Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Deng Xiaoping, Claude Debussy, Dua Lipa and Leni Riefenstahl.
