Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22, 1920) is an American fantasy, science fiction, and mystery writer known best for his 1950 short story collection The Martian Chronicles and his 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451.

Honors and awards

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ray Bradbury has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6644 Hollywood Blvd.

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There is an asteroid named in his honor called (9766) Bradbury, along with a crater on the moon called "Dandelion Crater" (named after his novel, Dandelion Wine).

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On November 17, 2004, Bradbury was the recipient of the National Medal of Arts, presented by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush.

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November 17 - 2004 - National Medal of Arts - George W. Bush - Laura Bush

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Bradbury has also received the World Fantasy Award life achievement, Stoker Award life achievement, SFWA Grand Master, SF Hall of Fame Living Inductee, and First Fandom Award.

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World Fantasy Award - Stoker Award - SFWA Grand Master

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The "About the Author" sections in several of his published works claim that he has been nominated for an Academy Award. A search of the Academy's awards database http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/BasicSearchInput.jsp proves this to be incorrect. Two films he has worked on, Icarus Montgolfier Wright and Moby Dick have been nominated for Oscars, but Bradbury himself has not.

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Academy Award - Icarus Montgolfier Wright - Moby Dick - Oscars

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