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British writer (1933–2017)

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David Storey, born David Malcolm Storey in Wakefield on 13 July 1933, was a British screenwriter, novelist, dramaturge and painter, and had also been a professional rugby league player. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, began his writing career in 1956, and worked in prose and dramaturgy. His child was Helen Storey.

Storey wrote 116 works and received the Booker Prize, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the Somerset Maugham Award. He died of Parkinson's disease from natural causes in London on 27 March 2017, and was buried at Highgate Cemetery.

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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

Writing · 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

Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
21
Total plays
56

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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 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Malcolm
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Wakefield
Place of death
London
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
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)

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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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “David Storey” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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