Ray Bradbury

He was born in Waukegan, Illinois, eventually moving to Los Angeles in 1934. His first book, the collection Dark Carnival[?], was published in 1947.

Notable works include:

• Fahrenheit 451
• R is for Rocket[?]
• The Illustrated Man
• The Martian Chronicles
• Dandelion Wine[?]
• Something Wicked this Way Comes[?]
• The October Country[?]
• The Golden Apples of the Sun[?]

He has also worked on screenplays, including Moby Dick (1956) and King of Kings[?] (1961), both directed by John Huston. Bradbury wrote the voice-over narration for King of Kings[?], notably Christ's final monologue, but did not receive screen credit.

His short story "The Foghorn", in which a sea monster mistakes a foghorn for the mating cry of a female, was adapted into the film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms[?] in 1953. In addition to other film adaptations of his work, many of his stories were adapted by EC Comics in the 1950s.