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David Storey
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David Malcolm Storey was a British screenwriter, novelist, dramaturge, and painter born in Wakefield in 1933. He was educated at the Slade School of Fine Art and began his work period in 1956. Storey was also a former professional rugby league player. He wrote in English and produced works in the genres of prose and dramaturgy.
Storey received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, Booker Prize, and Somerset Maugham Award. He was nominated for the Booker Prize and is recognized in the Booker Prize collection. His notable works include *The Restoration of Arnold Middleton*, *The Changing Room*, *Home*, *The Contractor*, and *Saville*.
He died of Parkinson's disease in London in 2017. Storey is buried at Highgate Cemetery. He had a child named Helen Storey.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1933
- Works
- 116
Top works
- The restoration of Arnold Middleton
- The changing room, Home, The contractor
- Changing Room
- Saville
- Home
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Film & TV
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league player.
Known for
- Is That All There Is? — Self1992
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- David Malcolm Storey , ( 1933-07-13 ) 13 July 1933, Wakefield , West Riding of Yorkshire , England
- Died
- 27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) (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)
- Spouse
- Barbara Rudd Hamilton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; died 2015 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Malcolm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Wakefield
- Place of death
- London
- Child
- Helen Storey
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- dramaturgy
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1933-06-13
- date of death
- 2017-03-27
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- David Malcolm Storey
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- place of burial
- Highgate Cemetery
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to David Storey, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
David Malcolm Storey (13 July 1933 – 27 March 2017) was an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a professional rugby league player. He won the Booker Prize in 1976 for his novel Saville. He also won the MacMillan Fiction Award for This Sporting Life in 1960.
Early life and career
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