
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and poet.
Born 22 August 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States, died June 5, 2012.
Genres: science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, social science fiction, dark fantasy, poetry.
Notable works: The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), Fahrenheit 451 (1953).