Raymond Douglas Bradbury was one of the most distinguished and celebrated American authors of the 20th and 21st century. He was an essayist, poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer and screenwriter, renowned for his writings in genres like horror, fantasy, mystery fiction and science fiction. Though he received recognition as a bold writer with a vision for his science fiction, ‘The Martian Chronicles’, he shot to fame with his masterpiece, ‘Fahrenheit 451’, a dystopian novel considered to be his best work. His other notable works include ‘The Illustrated Man’, ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’, ‘The October Country’ and ‘Quicker Than the Eye’. His body of works include around six hundred short stories, thirty books, several plays, poems and essays. Four ‘Best American Short Story’ anthologies include his works. His creative visions were not only limited to his writings. He hosted the ‘Ray Bradbury Theater’, created the interior metaphors at ‘Epcot's’ ‘Spaceship Earth’ in the ‘Disney World’ and served ‘United States Pavilion’ as creative consultant during ‘New York World's Fair’. His animated film ‘Icarus Montgolfier Wright’ earned him a nomination for the ‘Academy Awards’ while his 1993 teleplay ‘The Halloween Tree’ (adapted from his 1972 novel) earned him an ‘Emmy Award’ in 1994.