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ABOUT RAY BRADBURY:
Interviews:
- R. Walton Willems, "The Market Is Not the Story," Writers' Markets and Methods (March 1948).
- Harvey Breit, "A Talk with Mr. Bradbury," New York Times Book Review, 5 August 1951, p. 11.
- Everett T. Moore, "A Rationale for Bookburners: A Further Word from Ray Bradbury," American Library Association Bulletin, May 1961, pp. 403-404.
- F. A. Rockwell, "Ray Bradbury Speaks of Writing as Self-Discovery," Author and Journalist, 47 (February 1962).
- Frank Roberts, "An Exclusive Interview with Ray Bradbury," Writer's Digest, 47 (February 1967): 40-44, 94-96; (March 1967): 41-44, 87.
- Pierre Berton, "Ray Bradbury: Cassandra on a Bicycle," in Voices from the Sixties (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1967), pp. 1-10.
- Paul Turner and Dorothy Simon, "Interview with Ray Bradbury," Vertex (April 1973): 24-27, 92-94.
- Arnold Kunert, "Ray Bradbury: On Hitchcock and Other Magic of the Screen," Journal of Popular Culture, 7 (Summer 1973): 227-248.
- Robert Jacobs, "The Writer's Digest Interview: Bradbury," Writer's Digest, 56 (February 1976): 18-25.
Bibliographies:
- William F. Nolan, The Ray Bradbury Companion (Detroit: Gale Research, 1975).
- Donn Albright, The Complete Ray Bradbury Bibliography 1974-88 (San Bernardino, Cal.: Starmont, 1994).
References:
- Kingsley Amis, New Maps of Hell (New York: Ballantine, 1960), pp. 90-97.
- Martin H. Greenberg and Joseph D. Olander, eds., Ray Bradbury , Writers of the 21st Century Series (New York: Taplinger, 1980).
- David Ketterer, New Worlds for Old: The Apocalyptic Imagination, Science Fiction, and American Literature (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1974), pp. 31-34.
- Damon Knight, In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction, second edition (Chicago: Advent, 1967), pp. 108-113.
- David Mogen, Ray Bradbury (Boston: Twayne, 1986).
- Sam Moskowitz, Seekers of Tomorrow: Masters of Modern Science Fiction (New York: Ballantine, 1967), pp. 351-370.
- William F. Nolan, "Ray Bradbury: Prose Poet in the Age of Space," Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, 24 (May 1963): 7-22.
- Robert Reilly, "The Artistry of Ray Bradbury," Extrapolation, 13 (December 1971): 64-74.
- Peter Sisario, "A Study of Allusions in Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, " English Journal, 59 (February 1970): 201-205.
- George Edgar Slusser, The Bradbury Chronicles (San Bernardino, Cal.: Borgo Press, 1977).
- William F. Touponce, Ray Bradbury and the Poetics of Reverie: Fantasy, Science Fiction, and the Reader (Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI Reseach Press, 1984).
WRITINGS BY RAY BRADBURY:
Books
- Dark Carnival (Sauk City, Wis.: Arkham, 1947; abridged edition, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1948).
- The Martian Chronicles (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1950); revised as The Silver Locusts (London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1951).
- The Illustrated Man (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1951; revised edition, London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1952).
- The Golden Apples of the Sun (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1953; revised edition, London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953).
- Fahrenheit 451 (New York: Ballantine, 1953; abridged edition, London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954).
- Switch on the Night (New York: Pantheon, 1955; London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955).
- The October Country (New York: Ballantine, 1955; London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956).
- Dandelion Wine (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1957; London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957).
- A Medicine for Melancholy (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1959); revised as The Day It Rained Forever (London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959).
- The Small Assassin (London: New English Library, 1962).
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1962; London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963).
- R Is for Rocket (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1962; London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968).
- The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics (New York: Dial, 1963).
- The Machineries of Joy (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964; abridged edition, London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964).
- The Vintage Bradbury (New York: Vintage, 1965).
- The Autumn People (New York: Ballantine, 1965).
- Twice 22 (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1966).
- Tomorrow Midnight (New York: Ballantine, 1966).
- S Is for Space (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1966; London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968).
- I Sing the Body Electric! (New York: Knopf, 1969; London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1970).
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit and Other Plays (New York: Bantam, 1972; London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1973).
- The Halloween Tree (New York: Knopf, 1972; London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1973).
- Zen and the Art of Writing and The Joy of Writing: Two Essays (Santa Barbara, Cal.: Capra Press, 1973).
- When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed: Celebrations for Almost Any Day in the Year (New York: Knopf, 1973; London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1975).
- Pillar of Fire and Other Plays for Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond Tomorrow (New York: Bantam, 1975).
- Long after Midnight (New York: Knopf, 1976).
- Where Robot Mice and Robot Men Run Round in Robot Towns (New York: Knopf, 1977; London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1979).
- This Attic Where the Meadow Greens (Northridge, Cal.: Lord John Press, 1979).
- The Stories of Ray Bradbury (New York: Knopf, 1980).
- The Ghosts of Forever (New York: Rizzoli, 1981).
- The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope: Poems (New York: Knopf, 1981; London: Granada, 1981).
- Dinosaur Tales (New York: Bantam, 1983).
- The Dead Ride Fast (New York: Knopf, 1990).
- Forever and the Earth: Radio Dramatization (Athens, Ohio: Croissant, 1984).
- Death Is a Lonely Business (Franklin Center, Pa.: Franklin Library/New York: Knopf, 1985; London: Grafton, 1986).
- The Toynbee Convector: Stories (New York: Knopf, 1988; London: Grafton, 1989).
- A Graveyard for Lunatics: Another Tale of Two Cities (New York: Knopf, 1990; London: Grafton, 1990).
- On Stage: A Chrestomathy of His Plays (New York: Primus, 1991).
- Yestertomorrow: Obvious Answers to Impossible Futures (Santa Barbara, Cal.: J. Odell/Capra, 1991).
- Green Shadows, White Whale (New York: Knopf, 1992; London: HarperCollins, 1992).
- Quicker than the Eye (New York: Avon, 1996).
- Driving Blind (New York: Avon, 1997).
Play Productions
- The Meadow, Hollywood, Huntington Hartford Theatre, March 1960.
- Way in the Middle of the Air, Hollywood, Desilu Gower Studios, August 1962.
- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Hollywood, Desilu Gower Studios, June 1963.
- The World of Ray Bradbury, Hollywood, Coronet Theater, October 1964.
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, Hollywood, Coronet Theater, February 1965.
- Dandelion Wine, New York, Lincoln Center, April 1967.
- The Anthem Sprinters, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Playhouse, October 1967.
- Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby's Is a Friend of Mine, Hollywood, Actor's Studio West, August 1968.
- Christus Apollo (cantata), by Jerry Goldsmith, text by Bradbury, Los Angeles, Royce Hall, University of California, December 1969.
- Leviathan '99, Hollywood, Samuel Goldwyn Studio, Stage 9 Theater, November 1972.
- Madrigals for the Space Age, by Lalo Schifrin, text by Bradbury, Los Angeles, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, February 1973.
- Pillar of Fire, Fullerton, California State College, Little Theatre, December 1973.
Motion Pictures
- It Came from Outer Space, Universal, 1953.
- Moby Dick, by Bradbury and John Huston, Warner Brothers, 1956.
- Icarus Montgolfier Wright, by Bradbury and George C. Johnson, Format Films, 1963.
- An American Journey, U.S. Government, 1964.
- Picasso Summer, by Bradbury and Ed Weinberger, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, 1972.
- Something Wicked This Way Comes, Walt Disney Studios, 1983.
Other
- Timeless Stories for Today and Tomorrow, edited by Bradbury (New York: Bantam, 1952).
- The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories, edited by Bradbury (New York: Bantam, 1956).
Selected Periodical Publications-Uncollected: Fiction
- "Hollerbochen's Dilemma," Imagination! (1938).
- "The Piper," Futuria Fantasia, No. 4 (1940).
- "Pendulum," by Bradbury and Herman Hasse, Super Science Stories, 3 (November 1941).
- "Bright Phoenix," Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, 24 (May 1963): 23-27.
Nonfiction
- "Day after Tomorrow: Why Science Fiction," Nation, 176 (2 May 1953): 364-367.
- "Marvels and Miracles-Pass It On!," New York Times Magazine, 20 March 1955, pp. 26-27, 56-57.
- "The Joy of Writing," Writer, 69 (October 1956): 293-295.
- "A Serious Search for Weird Worlds," Life, 49 (24 October 1960): 116-130.
- "How to Keep and Feed a Muse," Writer, 74 (July 1961): 7-12.
- "Cry the Cosmos," Life, 53 (14 September 1962): 86-94.
- "Remembrances of Things Future," Playboy, 12 (January 1965): 99, 102, 191.
- "The Secret Mind," Writer, 78 (November 1965): 13-16.
- "How, Instead of Being Educated in College, I was Graduated from Libraries or Thoughts from a Chap Who Landed on the Moon in 1932," Wilson Library Bulletin, 45 (May 1971): 843-851.
- "From Stonehenge to Tranquility Base," Playboy, 19 (December 1972): 149, 322-324.
Additional Book and Film Lists:
Internet Sites:
- Ray Bradbury - Official site for the author from Harper-Collins Publishers.
- Ray Bradbury Online - Fan site with bio, bibliography, and selected quotes. From SpaceAgeCity.
- Ray Bradbury at the IMDB - Internet Movie Database entry on Bradbury, with a complete filmography and other links.
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