David Storey
David Malcolm Storey (13 July 1933 – 27 March 2017) was an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league pla…
David Storey | |
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| Born | David Malcolm Story 13 July 1933 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 27 March 2017 (aged 83) London, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Education | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield |
| Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Genre | Novelist, playwright, screenwriter |
| Notable awards | Booker Prize (1976) |
David Malcolm Storey (13 July 1933 – 27 March 2017) was an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league player. He was known for writing This Sporting Life and for screenwriting movie version. He also wrote plays most notably: Home and The Changing Room. Storey also wrote Flight into Camden and his 1976 Booker Prize-winning novel Saville.[1]
Storey was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire. He studied at Slade School of Fine Art. In 1956, Storey married Barbara Rudd Hamilton, with whom he had four children.[2] Hamilton died in 2015.[3]
Storey died on 27 March 2017 in London from Parkinson's disease and dementia, aged 83.[4][5]
References
- ↑ David Storey: Booker Prize-winning author dies at 83 BBC News, 27 March 2017. Retreived 27 March 2017.
- ↑ Sternlicht, Sanford V. (2004). A Reader's Guide To Modern British Drama. Syracuse University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780815630760.
- ↑ "David Storey obituary". The Guardian. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "David Storey, author of This Sporting Life, dies at 83". The Guardian. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ Benedict Nightingale (27 March 2017). "David Storey, British Novelist and Playwright, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
Other websites
- Information on Storey's plays Archived 2017-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography Archived 2007-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
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