Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury was an American author of 20th century science fiction, who was known for writing the books Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and I Sing The Body Electric!.

The 1950s magazine  featured stories by Bradbury, as well as Robert Heinlein and . Herbert Rossoff believed that if he joined the magazine it would "complete" the lineup. ()

The 24th century Federation starship Bradbury, and its class, were named in his honor. ()

Background information 
Ray Bradbury was asked by the production staff of the original Star Trek series if he wanted to contribute to the show. He visited the sets, but finally said no. (TOS Season 1 DVD special features)

The notion of Ray Bradbury writing for Star Trek was also suggested in a  treatment for a new Star Trek series, a fourteen-page document written by J. Michael Straczynski and Bryce Zabel. 

An article in the Los Angeles Herald Examiner on the premiere of the original series quotes Roddenberry as saying that "a future script of the series will be written by Ray Badbury."

Ray Bradbury, according to the , wrote nostalgic tales, poetry and radio drama as well as screenplays for television and motion pictures. He was noted for his ability to capture the bizarre, the grotesque, and the sentimental.

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