... Illinois on August 22, 1920. At the age of three, he became intrigued by movies when he saw "the Hunchback of Notre Dame". Magic, magazines and movies all contributed to his growing love of writing. By the time he was twelve, he had decided he wanted to pursue a career in writing. In ... 1938, he graduated from a high school in Los Angeles, where his school education ended. He became a full time short story writer in 1943. Just four years later in 1947, his first ... more wonderful pieces of writing today. Because of all he accomplished, he has achieved many awards and honors. His work ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... he founded a magazine called Futuria Fantasia while in high school. He sold his first short story when he was 21 years old. His early stories were published in pulp magazines, but Bradbury later published stories in such mainstream magazines as the New Yorker, Mademoiselle, and the Saturday Evening Post. His science fiction and fantasy short story collections included "The Martian Chronicles", "The Illustrated Man ... ", and "Dinosaur Tales". Bradbury's 1980 collection, the Stories of Ray Bradbury, covers a wide range of topics, none of which is truly science ... ...

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