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"Chicago-based journalist Weller wrote a pleasant, respectful, and authorized 2005 biography of "the man from Mars," born Rae Douglas Bradbury in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. The book studies Bradbury's Midwestern roots, his restless father, the aunt who nurtured his creative fantasies, his early brief acting career, and his subsequent life as a writer. Bradbury comes across as more ambitious and driven than one might think him to be from his lovely books. There are no big surprises since the book received cooperation and approval from its subject (although there are brief and discreet references to Marguerite's attempt to divorce him and Bradbury's several affairs)."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- writer
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- long lived adults
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
- California
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
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