With no formal higher education he spent his nights in the public library absorbing as much literature as he could. He graduated high school in 1938 and spent the next few years selling newspapers on the street corners of L.A. Backgroundīradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois in 1920 but spent most his early years in Los Angeles. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, and the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America. Most agree however, that he was a writer of courage and conviction whose works won awards including the O. While many people label him as a science fiction writer, Bradbury disagreed, stating he was in fact, a fantasy, horror, and mystery writer whose work people confuse with science fiction. Ray Bradbury was one of the great American novelists of the 20th century, not to mention an accomplished short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and poet.
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