Ray Bradbury

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by Edger Rice Burroughs and the comic book heroes
Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Prince Valiant. When Bradbury was in Waukegan he
developed his interest in acting and Drama. After seeing a magician, known as
Blackstone, he became fascinated with magic also.

In 1932, his family moved to Tucson Arizona. With his talents he learned
in Waukegan (amateur magician) he got a job at the local radio station. "I was
on the radio every Saturday night reading comic strips to the kiddies and being
paid in free tickets, to the local cinema, where I saw 'The Mummy', 'The Murders
in the Wax Museum', 'Dracula', .....and 'King Kong'." His family only stayed in
Tuscan for a year, but Bradbury feels: "It was one of the greatest years of my
life because I was acting and singing in operettas and writing, my first short
stories."

In 1934 his family moved to Los Angeles, where Bradbury has remained. He
attended Los Angeles High School, where he wrote and took part in many dramatic
productions. His ...

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