World renowned author and Waukegan native Ray Bradbury’s influence looms large around the city and it will be amplified Saturday with three events honoring his 102nd birthday Monday. A literary ...

Born Ray Douglas Bradbury on Aug. 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Ill., the author once described himself as “that special freak, the man with the child inside who remembers all.” ...

Bradbury, Ray::1 Ray Bradbury, the influential science-fiction writer who transcended the genre's limitations to be hailed as a literary lion for such works as "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian ...

This Jan. 29, 1997 file photo shows author Ray Bradbury at a signing for his book "Quicker Than The Eye" in Cupertino, Calif. Bradbury, who wrote everything from science-fiction and mystery to ...

In 2004 U.S. President George W. Bush presented Bradbury with the National Medal of Arts. Bradbury, who suffered a stroke in 1999, and his wife, Maggie, who died in 2003, had four children.

Bradbury transformed his childhood dreams and Cold War fears into telepathic Martians, lovesick sea monsters, and his vision of a high-tech, book-burning future in "Fahrenheit 451." ...

On Tuesday, the world-renowned science fiction writer, Ray Bradbury, died at the age of 91. I learned of Bradbury’s death through Facebook statuses and Twitter posts. Like many, I knew Bradbury ...

Author Ray Bradbury leans against the sign of a park named in his honor on June 27, 1990 in Waukegan. He played at the park as a child and later wrote about it in his 1957 book “Dandelion Wine.” ...

A portion of late science fiction author Ray Bradbury's estate, including George Bernard Shaw's garden spade and artworks both comedic and surreal, sold for $493,408 in California, the auctioneer ...

Born Ray Douglas Bradbury on Aug. 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Ill., the author once described himself as “that special freak, the man with the child inside who remembers all.” ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ray Bradbury, a giant of American literature who helped popularize science fiction with works such as "The Martian Chronicles," died on Tuesday at age 91, his publisher said ...