The Fahrenheit 451 Author’s is 91 Years Old Today0 comments

By y2t
Posted on 25 Aug 2011 at 2:07pm

Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Ray Bradbury is one of the American writers of speculative fiction and has been described as a Midwest surrealist. Bradbury, who served as the creative consultant on the United States Pavilion at the 1964 World’s Fair, hosted the syndicated television series The Ray Bradbury Theatre, from 1985 to 1992. Many of his works are known to have inspired films, television scripts, radio programs and comic books.

Bradbury is no stranger to the film industry, though at age 91 he hasn’t been as active in recent years. As it happens the author’s birthday is today, and according to a statement given to Deadline he’s been gifted with the chance to see another one of his novels brought to the screen. “Today I have been reborn. Dandelion Wine is my most deeply personal work and brings back memories of sheer joy as well as terror. This is the story of me as a young boy and the magic of an unforgettable summer which still holds a mystical power over me.” The producer Mike Medavoy is making a movie out of his 1957 classic. He said that he is pretty happy too. He confessed that he really loved this book as a kid since it is misty in his memory. For enriching his film making idea, he told that he reads it again. For him it seems like he could make for a creepily beautiful movie as a great gift for the great Ray Bradbury.

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