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American author Ray Bradbury is 90
August 22, 1920
Posted on 08/21/2010 9:58:49 PM PDT by EveningStar
Edited on 08/21/2010 10:53:49 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Famed American author Ray Bradbury was born August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois - the birthplace of another great American, Jack Benny.
He has written in several genres including fantasy, horror, mystery, and science fiction.
Among his most famous works are The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and the screenplay for the 1956 film version of Moby Dick.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bradbury; happybirthday; literature; raybradbury; scifi
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To: KevinDavis; Borges
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posted on
08/21/2010 9:59:27 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: EveningStar
Been reading him since 1949 when I first began to buy “Galaxy” Magazine.
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:00:40 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
(Pray with the suffering souls.)
To: All
I live in Southern California where Mr. Bradbury lives, so I’ve had the honor of meeting him in person.
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:01:55 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: EveningStar
Born August 22, 2010 ??? Something wrong there.
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:02:09 PM PDT
by
OldNavyVet
(One trillion days, at 365 days per year, is 2,739,726,027 years ... almost 3 billion years)
To: EveningStar
:)
I have enjoyed many hours of good entertainment because of his work.
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:04:00 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(I am currently under federal investigation by the DNC for my opposition to the Ground Zero mosque.)
To: OldNavyVet
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:04:08 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: NoLibZone
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:04:46 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(I am currently under federal investigation by the DNC for my opposition to the Ground Zero mosque.)
To: EveningStar; Admin Moderator
No you’re not ... AdminModerator might fix it and kill my post.
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:05:41 PM PDT
by
OldNavyVet
(One trillion days, at 365 days per year, is 2,739,726,027 years ... almost 3 billion years)
To: EveningStar
ummmmmm 1920 maybe...
If he was born in 2010 he is a pretty prolific writer for his age ;)
10
posted on
08/21/2010 10:06:36 PM PDT
by
Syntyr
(Happiness is two at low eight!)
To: OldNavyVet
I can’t believe I did that. Well, yes I can. Sheesh. :(
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:06:42 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: Syntyr
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:07:34 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:08:00 PM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I love BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: Admin Moderator
The correct birth year is August 20, 1920, of course.
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:10:14 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: BunnySlippers
I like him too. It’s me that I’m not too thrilled with at the moment. :(
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:11:26 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: EveningStar
In 2004:
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:13:29 PM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I love BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: BunnySlippers
Thanks. He’s a nice man. He could still walk when I met him eleven years ago.
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:15:42 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: EveningStar
God Bless You, Mr. Bradbury, you are my favorite author. Happy birthday, Sir, and, sincerely, thank you for all the wonderful books.
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:15:53 PM PDT
by
sayuncledave
(A cruce salus)
To: EveningStar
“Famed American author Ray Bradbury was born August 22, 2010 in Waukegan, Illinois”
Wrote a lot of time travel stories, did he?
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posted on
08/21/2010 10:18:57 PM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(Northern flags in South winds flutter...)
To: EveningStar
Dear Mr. Bradbury, here is my highest compliment. You are a pretty good writer, but you are a GREAT storyteller.
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