RIP Ray Bradbury

**rb336** · June-06-12, 11:56 AM

The author of Farenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, died Tuesday night at the age of 91

**Gistok** · June-06-12, 04:02 PM

God rest his soul... maybe his ashes should be buried on the Sea of Tranquility... no wait... that's on the moon...

His Martian Chronicles was my first Sci-Fi reading... great stories...

**Pam** · June-06-12, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by rb336

The author of Farenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, died Tuesday night at the age of 91

I don't think I ever read either of those but I liked Dandelion Wine and some of his short stories.

**Pam** · June-06-12, 07:47 PM

A profile of Ray from 1963:

http://youtu.be/bl6t0J6yv3o

**Jimaz** · June-06-12, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by Pam

A profile of Ray from 1963:

http://youtu.be/bl6t0J6yv3o

Around 8:52 he starts describing how he came up with the idea for "Dial Double Zero." At 15:00 it begins to sound surprisingly like Gannon's Mindbox musings. At 15:42, a mysterious box on a telephone pole appears. At 18:52 the story continues.

As for The Martian Chronicles, the book was great. The made-for-TV movie however did not do the story justice despite Rock Hudson's role, IMHO.

Thanks, Pam.