16, 2007, Bradbury received a special citation by the Pulitzer Prize jury "for his distinguished, prolific, and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy." In 2007, Bradbury was made a Commandeur (Commander) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and Letters) by the French government. In 2008, he was named SFPA Grandmaster. On May 17, 2008, Bradbury received the inaugural J. Lloyd Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award in Science Fiction, presented by the UCR Libraries at the 2008 Eaton Science Fiction Conference, "Chronicling Mars". On November 19, 2008, Bradbury was presented with the Illinois Literary Heritage Award by the Illinois Center for the Book. In 2009, Bradbury was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Columbia College Chicago. In 2010, Spike TV Scream Awards Comic-Con Icon Award went to Bradbury In 2012, the NASA Curiosity rover landing site () on the planet Mars was named "Bradbury Landing". On December 6, 2012, the Los Angeles street corner at 5th and Flower Streets was named "Ray Bradbury Square" in his honor. On February 24, 2013, Bradbury was honored at the 85th Academy Awards during that event's "In Memoriam" segment. Documentaries Bradbury appeared in the documentary The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985), produced and directed by Arnold Leibovit. References General and cited sources External links Center for Ray Bradbury Studies, at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) 1920 births 2012 deaths American science fiction writers American fantasy writers American horror writers Pulp fiction writers Weird fiction writers American male novelists American male short story writers American male screenwriters American male dramatists and playwrights American male essayists American speculative fiction writers American alternate history writers Ghost story writers Magic realism writers Writers of Gothic fiction Writers of fiction set in prehistoric times Writers of historical fiction set in antiquity Writers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages Writers of historical fiction set in the early modern period Writers of historical fiction set in the modern age Writers of historical mysteries American psychological fiction writers American crime writers Epic poets Mythopoeic writers American male non-fiction writers American autobiographers American memoirists Writers of books about writing fiction Writers who illustrated their own writing Futurologists Philosophers of technology American literary critics Literacy and society theorists Literary theorists American satirists Media critics Mass media theorists Theorists on Western civilization Free speech activists Writers about activism and social change