He was a descendant of Mary Bradbury, one of the women who had been convicted at the Salem witch trials but managed to escape her sentence until the hysteria had passed and she had been officially exonerated. Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, the son of telephone and power lineman Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Bradbury (née Moberg), an immigrant from Sweden. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.” Notable Quote: “Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get.Children: Susan Bradbury, Ramona Bradbury, Bettina Bradbury, Alexandra Bradbury.Spouse: Marguerite "Maggie" McClure (m. Selected Awards and Honors: Prometheus Award (1984), Emmy Award (1994), Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation (2000), National Medal of Arts (2004), Special Citation by the Pulitzer Prize jury (2007).Selected Works: The Martian Chronicles (1950), Fahrenheit 451 (1953), Dandelion Wine (1957), Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962), I Sing the Body Electric (1969).Parents: Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Bradbury (née Moberg).Born: August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois.Known For: American science fiction author.
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