1933 - 2017
David Storey British Writer
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British Writer David Storey was born David Malcolm Storey on 13th July, 1933 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK and passed away on 27th Mar 2017 London, England aged 83. He is most remembered for first novel 'This Sporting Life' (1960) made into the eponymous 1963 film. His zodiac sign is Cancer.
David Storey is a member of the following lists: English dramatists and playwrights, 1933 births and English screenwriters.
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Details
| First Name |
David
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| Middle Name |
Malcolm
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| Last Name |
Storey
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| Full Name at Birth |
David Malcolm Storey
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| Birthday |
13th July, 1933
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| Birthplace |
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK
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| Died |
27th March, 2017
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| Place of Death |
London, England
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| Cause of Death |
Parkinson's disease and dementia
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
White
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| Distinctive Feature |
The Guardian: "Author of This Sporting Life whose raw, realistic plays and novels reflected on family, atonement and the [English] north-south divide"..., This Sporting Life "was an outstanding example of the new wave of British film, in its raw black-and-white northern realism and its brutal story of a miner turned professional rugby player and his widowed landlady"..., One of the starters of the 'Angry young men' and 'kitchen sink' realism trend in early 1960's British films...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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| University |
Slade School of Fine Art in Chelsea, London
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| Occupation Text |
Novelist
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Claim to Fame |
first novel 'This Sporting Life' (1960) made into the eponymous 1963 film
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Angry Young Men Films, Kitchen Sink Drama
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| Associated Acts |
Lindsay Anderson (several collaborations)
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David Malcolm Storey (13 July 1933 – 27 March 2017) was an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a professional rugby league footballer. He won the Booker Prize in 1976 for his novel Saville. He also won the MacMillan Fiction Award for This Sporting Life in 1960.
