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Ray Bradbury, one of the most revered science-fiction authors, has had many things occur in his life which directly influenced his style of writing. In addition to influencing his style, these events also affected the content and theme of his individual works. ....

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.... Bradbury got a job a local radio station because of his experience in Waukegan as an amateur magician. “‘I was on the radio every Saturday night reading comic book strips to the kiddies and being paid in free movie tickets, to local cinema, where I saw ‘The Mummy,' ‘The Murders in the Wax Museum,' ‘Dracula' ...and ‘ King Kong.'” (Johnson 2). In reference to his one year in Tucson Arizona, Bradbury recalls “‘It was one of the greatest years of my life because I was acting and singing in operettas and writing, beginning to write my first short stories.'” (Johnson 2). After graduating from high school, Bradbury bought a typewr ....