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Article: Fifty years of fantasy: At 80, Bradbury's still the master of science fiction.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- August 23, 2000
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Ray Bradbury has lived long enough to see the future _ and to see some of his own writings come true.
The master of science fiction, fantasy, the supernatural and many other genres celebrated his 80th birthday Aug. 22, but dreams and imagination have kept him young.
"I feel like I'm about 12 years old," Bradbury said in a recent telephone interview from his Los Angeles home. "I'm getting my work done, and that's the important thing."
Indeed, despite having penned such classics as "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Martian Chronicles," Bradbury is at work on two novels, a book of essays, a poetry collection and a screenplay. The novels include "From the ...