Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

Born: August 22, 1920
Died: June 5, 2012
in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th and 21st century American writers of speculative fiction. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into television shows or films.

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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Title: Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Character: Self
Released: November 27, 2011
Type: Movie
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Jason And The Argonauts and many more, this in-depth film features interviews with the great man himself, and with an array of animators and directors influenced by his work including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. The film also features unseen footage of tests and experiments recently uncovered.
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How to Live Forever
Title: How to Live Forever
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2011
Type: Movie
Director Mark Wexler embarks on a worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live forever. But whose advice should he take? Does 94-year-old exercise guru Jack LaLanne have all the answers, or does Buster, a 101-year-old chain-smoking, beer-drinking marathoner? What about futurist Ray Kurzweil, a laughter yoga expert, or an elder porn star? Wexler explores the viewpoints of delightfully unusual characters alongside those of health, fitness and life-extension experts in this engaging new documentary, which challenges our notions of youth and aging with comic poignancy. Begun as a study in life-extension, How To Live Forever evolves into a thought-provoking examination of what truly gives life meaning.
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Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
Title: Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
Character: Self
Released: March 27, 2010
Type: Movie
A documentary about one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1950s and 1960s. Charles Beaumont was responsible for penning some of the most memorable Twilight Zone episodes before his untimely death at age 38.
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Title: Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 2007
Type: Movie
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.
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C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia
Title: C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia
Character: Himself
Released: December 12, 2006
Type: Movie
A documentary about the life and faith of C.S. Lewis and his inspiration for the Chronicles of Narnia, only available on the 4-disc extended edition DVD of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
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The Sci-Fi Boys
Title: The Sci-Fi Boys
Character: Self
Released: April 27, 2006
Type: Movie
Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination. This is the story of the Sci-Fi Boys, who started out as kids making amateur movies inspired by Forrest J Ackerman's FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine and grew up to take Hollywood by storm, inventing the art and technology for filming anything the mind can dream.
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Title: Dennis Miller
Released: January 26, 2004
Type: TV
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Hollywood Legenden
Title: Hollywood Legenden
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary about Hollywood.
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Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
Title: Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
Character: Self
Released: November 18, 2003
Type: Movie
With his magazine Hugh Hefner changed the face of publishing, combining titillation with hard-edged reporting and serving up nudity with taste. His swinging bachelor ways also made him an icon for the straight males for whom his publication was tailor-made. Join Richard Kiley in this documentary about the quintessential ladies' man. Includes footage, photos and interviews with Camille Paglia, Mel Torme, Tony Curtis and more.
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The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451'
Title: The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451'
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary directed by Laurent Bouzereau.
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The Tramp and the Dictator
Title: The Tramp and the Dictator
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: February 14, 2002
Type: Movie
A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.
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Besuch bei Ray Bradbury
Title: Besuch bei Ray Bradbury
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Documentary about Ray Bradbury
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The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
Title: The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
Character: Himself
Released: December 5, 2000
Type: Movie
A documentary on The Fly
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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Title: Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Character: Self
Released: October 24, 2000
Type: Movie
Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary.
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In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
Title: In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross
Character: Himself
Released: December 22, 1998
Type: Movie
A look at Tarzan on the big and small screen with interviews with some of those who have played him.
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Universal Horror
Title: Universal Horror
Character: Self - Interviewee
Released: October 8, 1998
Type: Movie
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
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The Harryhausen Chronicles
Title: The Harryhausen Chronicles
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending sci-fi. But his true genius lay in the creation of special effects for movies such as Mighty Joe Young and It Came from Outer Space. Narrated by Leonard Nimoy and featuring appearances by George Lucas and Ray Bradbury, this film documents Harryhausen's remarkable life's work.
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A Century of Science Fiction
Title: A Century of Science Fiction
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
American Documentary, narrated by Christopher Lee
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In Search of Oz
Title: In Search of Oz
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 1994
Type: Movie
BBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Includes clips from the several silent film versions of the stories produced by Baum that have survived as well as the 1939 film with Judy Garland, and interviews with such enthusiasts as Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, Ray Bradbury, Geoffrey Ryman and Nora Ephron.
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The Halloween Tree
Title: The Halloween Tree
Character: Narrator (Voice)
Released: October 2, 1993
Type: Movie
Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.
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Hooray for Horrorwood
Title: Hooray for Horrorwood
Character: Himself
Released: November 15, 1991
Type: Movie
Forrest J. Ackerman styles himself as the number-one fan of science fiction and horror movies, and he has the collection to back it up: more than 350,000 books, publicity stills, lobby cards, props, posters and paintings related to his obsession.
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The Stan Freberg Commercials
Title: The Stan Freberg Commercials
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Collection of commercials on VHS tape included with the CD box set, "The Tip of the Freberg." Also includes a video for the single "The Conspiraski Theory."
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Title: Prisoners of Gravity
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 1989
Type: TV
Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.
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The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
Title: The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1989
Type: Movie
S04E06 of "The Ray Bradbury Theater." A company provides big game hunters with expeditions to the past to kill dinosaurs. They only have one rule that's there to protect the time line: Never get off the beaten path.
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Title: The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character: Self - Introduction
Released: May 21, 1985
Type: TV
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
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The Whimsical World of Oz
Title: The Whimsical World of Oz
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A promotional piece for the Disney film "Return to Oz", that also traces the history of the Oz books and films.
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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Title: The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and a showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures. A peer of Walt Disney, Pal pioneered stop motion animation and went on to virtually invent the modern science fiction and fantasy film genres. Pal's extraordinary genius molded a dazzling array of films, which earned an incredible total of eight Academy Awards and left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the movies of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry.
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Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
Title: Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.
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Rich and Famous
Title: Rich and Famous
Character: Literary Party Guest
Released: September 23, 1981
Type: Movie
Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.
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Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond Apollo
Title: Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond Apollo
Character: Himself
Released: July 19, 1979
Type: Movie
For fans of science, both fact and fiction, this special provides a fascinating look into the future of space travel with topics ranging from lunar colonies to intergalactic travel. Hosted by acclaimed science fiction writer Ray Bradbury with an appearance from Isaac Asimov, the program presents a look at both the future of space exploration and what the U.S. of late seventies thought about that future.
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Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Title: Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Released: May 7, 1979
Type: Movie
A salute to Playboy Magazine on the occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary, hosted by founding publisher Hugh Hefner and an all-male guest list.
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Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV