David Storey

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David Malcolm Storey (born July 13, 1933 in Wakefield , Yorkshire , † March 27, 2017 in London ) was a British playwright , novelist and screenwriter .

Life

David Storey's best-known works include the dramas Heim (nominated for a Tony Award ) and To Celebrate the Day, as well as the novels A Prodigal Son and Saville , for which he was awarded the Booker Prize in 1976 .

His debut novel This Sporting Life was filmed in 1963 by Lindsay Anderson under the title Alluring Laurel with Richard Harris in the lead role. Storey wrote the screenplay for the film, which became one of the early works of the British free cinema movement.

The main theme in Storey's work is relations between social classes ; he is considered one of the leading representatives of social realism .

David Storey lived in London. His wife Barbara (née Hamilton), whom he married in 1956, died in 2015. He left behind two sons and two daughters.

Works (selection)

Stage plays

  • The Restoration of Arnold Middleton (1967)
  • Home (1970)
  • The Changing Room (1972)
  • Cromwell (1973)
  • Stages (1992)

Novels

  • This Sporting Life (1960)
  • Leonard Radcliffe (1963)
  • Saville (1976)

Filmography (selection)

  • 1962: Alluring Laurel (This Sporting Life)
  • 1972: Home (TV movie)
  • 1974: Ter ere van ... (TV movie)
  • 1975: In Celebration
  • 1975: Farma (TV movie)
  • 1981: Early Days (TV movie)
  • 1989 Theater Night (TV series, episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Michael Coveney: David Storey obituary. In: The Guardian . Guardian News & Media Ltd., March 27, 2017, accessed March 27, 2017 .
  2. ^ Matt Schudel: David Storey, British playwright, novelist who wrote 'This Sporting Life,' dies at 83. In: washingtonpost.com. Nash Holdings LLC, March 28, 2017, accessed March 30, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Storey, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Storey, David Malcolm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British playwright, novelist and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Wakefield , Yorkshire , England , UK
DATE OF DEATH March 27, 2017
Place of death London , UK