Photo: #Author Ray Bradbury takes a break from signing his book "Quicker Than The Eye", Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1997 in Cupertino, Calif. Bradbury died June 5, 2012. He was 91 years old.
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Author Ray Bradbury takes a break from signing his book "Quicker Than The Eye", Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1997 in Cupertino, Calif. Bradbury died June 5, 2012. He was 91 years old. (STEVE CASTILLO/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Ray Bradbury speaking about the mysteries of life


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Legendary American author Ray Bradbury died June 5, 2012, at the age of 91. Back in 2000 he was the featured speaker in Minnetonka at the Pen Pals Lecture Series. He spoke about the greatest influences on his life and career of more than seven decades, and gave this insightful and entertaining speech apparently without notes.

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  • Ray Bradbury: Author of science fiction, mysteries, short stories, essays, poems and screenplays. Awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 2007. He died June 5, 2012 at the age of 91.

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