Ray Bradbury
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Besides Fahrenheit 451, what other books has Ray Bradbury written?
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Ray Bradbury has written The Illustrated , Man,The Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes.
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Ray Bradbury's first book was published in 1947, what was it?
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The first book he published was a collection of short stories called Dark Carnival.
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What were some common themes in Ray Bradbury's stories?
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Some common themes were about small towns and censorship.
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Who was one of Ray Bradbury's influences?
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One of Ray Bradbury's influences was Edgar Allan Poe.
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How many literary works has Ray Bradbury published?
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Ray Bradbury has published over 500 literary works.
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Why was he rejected to help fight in World War II?
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Ray Bradbury was rejected to help fight because of poor eye sight.
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Who is Ray Bradbury's wife, and how long were they married?
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Bradbury's wife was Marguerite McClure, and they were married for 56 years.
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How many kids did Ray Bradbury have?
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Ray Bradbury had 4 daughters.
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Did the themes in Ray Bradbury's books have anything to do with his parents?
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His writing was not about his parents; they had a really good relationship.
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What awards did Ray Bradbury receive?
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Ray Bradbury won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award and SFPA Grand Master award.
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Does the era that he grew up in affect the way his writing is?
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His era did effect his writing style because he grew up in the 1920s and he looked up to authors with an older writing style.
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How did writing for a radio show help Ray Bradbury become a better writer?
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Writing for a radio show helped Bradbury become a better writer because it helped him learn to deal with rejection. He wrote every Wednesday for them, and they only picked one to use for the end of the show.
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How long did it take Ray Bradbury to write Fahrenheit 451, and where did he write it?
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It took Bradbury 9 days to write Fahrenheit 451 in the basement of the UCLA library.
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Where does the title Fahrenheit 451 come from?
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The title comes from the temperature paper burns at without being exposed to flames.
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How did Bradbury's hatred of computers play a role in him writing about the future?
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He felt computers would have a negative impact in the future, and in the books he's written, such as Fahrenheit 451, the future is not positively portrayed.
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Why didn't Ray Bradbury consider himself a science fiction writer?
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He didn't consider himself a science fiction writer because he believed that his books were more fantasy and described the unreal. He thought science fiction described the real. The only book he considered science fiction was Fahrenheit 451.
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What prevented Bradbury from going to college?
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Bradbury didn't attend college because he graduated during the depression and they didn't have enough money to send him.
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How did growing up in a small town influence his writing?
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Growing up in a small town allowed him to set most of his stories there and relate things back to a small town.
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What futuristic inventions did Ray Bradbury predict in Fahrenheit 451?
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Bradbury predicted the flat screen TV, televised security footage, headphones, and ATMs.
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What unique honor did NASA give Ray Bradbury?
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When NASA landed a rover on mars, they named the site where the rover touched down, Bradbury Landing.
