Wednesday, June 6, 2012

RIP RAY BRADBURY 1920-2012

One of the greatest writers of our age has died at the age of 91. Ray Bradbury shaped my life with his wonderful tales of Sci-fi and fantasy. I hate writing this as Bradbury was a lifetime favorite of mine.
Anyone who is anyone has read at least one of his novels or short stories. The film Beast From 20,000 Fathoms was based on a Bradbury tale so was the classic Fahrenheit 451, and many things from TV including the Twilight Zone story I Sing The Body Electric and the Outer Limits episode entitled I Robot. He was also the screen writer for the Universal film It Came from Outer Space.
Who could ever forget Shape of Things To Come and Something Wicked This Way Comes and The Martian Chronicals?
His writing will always live with me and many others. Bradbury was a man who could actually WRITE a book and be original, unlike todays crowd of cocaine addicted freaks who THINK they can write. There will NEVER be another like him.

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