BRADBURY 13
(aka BRADBURY THIRTEEN)

RAY BRADBURY
PAUL FREES

"Bradbury 13" was a 1984 science fiction anthology radio series. The series showcased adaptations of Ray Bradbury's stories. Each episode was introduced by Ray Bradbury, with Ray Frees being the announcer for each of the thirteen episodes. THE EPISODES The Ravine Night Call, Collect The Veldt There Was An Old Woman Kaleidoscope Dark They Were And Golden Eyed The Screaming Woman A Sound Of Thunder The Man The Wind The Fox and The Forest Here There Be Tygers The Happiness Machine RAY BRADBURY From IMDB: Ray Bradbury was a writer of science fiction writer whose works were translated in more than 40 languages and sold millions of copies around the world. Although he created a world of new technical and intellectual ideas, he never obtained a driver's license and had never driven an automobile. He was born Ray Douglas Bradbury on 22 August 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. When his family moved to California, young Bradbury often roller-skated through Hollywood, trying to spot celebrities. He attended Los Angeles High School, where he was involved in the drama club and planned to become an actor. He graduated from high school in 1938 and had no more formal education. Instead, he learned from reading works of such writers as Lev Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky, among others. From 1938-1942, he was selling newspapers on the streets of Los Angeles, spending days in the local library and nights at the typewriter. At that time, he published his stories in fanzines. In 1941, he became a paid writer when the pulp magazine Science Stories published his short story, titled "Pendulum", and he was a full-time writer by the end of 1942. His first book - "Dark Carnival" - was a collection of stories published in 1947. That same year, he married Marguerite McClure, whom he met at a bookstore a year earlier. Maggie, as she was known, was the only woman Bradbury ever dated. They had four daughters and, eventually, eight grandchildren. Ray Bradbury shot to international fame after publication of "The Martian Chronicles" (1950), a collection of short stories partially based on ideas from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Then he followed the anti-Utopian writers Yevgeni Zamyatin and Aldous Huxley in his best-known work, "Fahrenheit 451" (1953). In 1966, the film adaptation by director François Truffaut, starring Julie Christie, received several nominations. However, Bradbury was not happy with the television adaptation of "The Martian Chronicles" (1980), starring Rock Hudson. His other novels and stories also have been adapted to films and television, as well as for radio, theatre and comic books. Bradbury had written episodes for Alfred Hitchcock's television series, as well as for many other television productions. His total literary output is close to 600 short stories, more than 30 books and numerous poems and plays. He was writing daily. In 1985, a Canadian, French, New Zealand and UK produced and aired "The Ray Bradbury Theater". In 2004, Bradbury received a National Medal of Arts. He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6644 Hollywood Boulevard. An asteroid was named in his honor, "9766 Bradbury", and the Apollo 15 astronauts named an impact crater on the moon "Dandelion Crater", after his novel, "Dandelion Wine". He also received the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Grand Master Award from Science Fiction Writers of America, an Emmy Award for his work as a writer on "The Halloween Tree", and many other awards and honors. Ray Bradbury died on 6 June 2012, at the age of 91, in Los Angeles, California. PAUL FREES From IMDB: Paul Frees was born on 22 June 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; and passed away o 2 November 1986 in Tiburon, California, USA. Frees was an actor, composer, songwriter voiceover artist and author. His popular-song compositions include "Hollywood Soliloquy", "The Clown", "Drowning My Sorrow", and "Voice in the Wind". Frees was also one of the hosts of the 1942 - 1962 radio anthology series "Suspense"; host of the 1952 anthology radio series "The Black Book"; and one of the hosts of the horror radio anthology "Escape!". Below is episode 1 - "The Ravine" from the series:

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