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Ray Bradbury: Inextinguishable

On View at the American Writers Museum May 2021-September 5, 2022

Ray Bradbury is perhaps best-known for writing Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man. He was much more than those stories though: a screenplay writer, a friend to Walt Disney, and an amateur painter, just to name a few.

From a young age, Ray was obsessed with finding a way to live forever. He will certainly be remembered for his writing, but his influence elsewhere may surprise you.

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Contemporary writers discuss the influence that Bradbury had on their lives and writing.
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A rare and illuminating portrait of famed writer Ray Bradbury during his early career. The short story "Dial Double Zero" is featured in the documentary as Bradbury creates it. A film by Terry Sanders

Explore the Surprisingly Influential Life and Works of Ray Bradbury

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Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

Gerry Gedroic Lichterman

Additional Support Provided by:

NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

El proyecto NEA Big Read es una iniciativa del National Endowment for the Arts (el Fondo Nacional para las Artes de Estados Unidos) en cooperación con Arts Midwest.

National Endowment for the Arts Big Read. Managed by Arts Midwest.
Illinois Humanities
Hugh M. Hefner Foundation
Joan E. and Robert A. Clifford
Art Garwin
Shanti Nagarkatti

Partners

Special thanks to: Dr. Jonathan Eller, Jason Aukerman, and Sam Weller for their expertise. Also to Alan Light for the use of his 1975 photo of Ray Bradbury

Many items in the virtual and physical exhibits provided by the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies at Indiana University School of Liberal Arts

The Center for Ray Bradbury Studies at Indiana University School of Liberal Arts
Ray Bradbury Experience Museum
Chicago Scenic Studios
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