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David Storey

British writer (1933–2017)
Person human Q733417

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
July 13, 1933, June 13, 1933[10]
Date of death
March 27, 2017
Place of birth
Wakefield
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[14]
Occupation
screenwriter, novelist, dramaturge, painter, playwright, film screenwriter, television writer, writer, actor, director[15][16][17][18][19]
Educated at
Slade School of Fine Art, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School[20][21]
Award received
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, Booker Prize, Somerset Maugham Award[22][23][24][25]
Child
Kate Gillian Storey, Helen Storey[12][13]
Genre
prose, dramaturgy[27][28]
Cause of death
Parkinson's disease[29]
Nominated for
Booker Prize[34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[35]
Birth name
David Malcolm Storey[36]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Different from
David Storey[37]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Storey[30]
Given name
David, Malcolm[31][32]
Has works in the collection
UCL Art Museum
Manner of death
natural causes[33]
P14750
E68A-D25B-9F06-6A84-F58B
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Place of burial
Highgate Cemetery[11]
Start of work period
1956
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 93
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Art UK artist ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CCAB ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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DigitaltMuseum ID
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Discogs artist ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0064225
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IDU person ID
21329
IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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KulturNav-ID
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LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
530/000104218
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Open Plaques subject ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Prabook ID
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RA Collections ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SPAP ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Sinemalar person ID
595551
Swedish Royal Theater Archive
Person/930
TMDB person ID
217624
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
4250
Treccani ID
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UK National Archives ID
F74582
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058518381606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1254582
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
142484

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, playwright, painter, screenwriter, novelist, dramaturge
Award received 4
Booker Prize, Somerset Maugham Award, John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
Films written 2
This Sporting Life, In Celebration
Genre 2
prose, dramaturgy
Given name 2
David, Malcolm
Cause of death 1
Parkinson's disease
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Slade School of Fine Art
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Nominated for 1
Booker Prize
Place of birth 1
Wakefield
Place of burial 1
Highgate Cemetery
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Saville
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
This Sporting Life
← FactGrid item ID 1
Soldatske
← Winner 1
Booker Prize
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Summary

David Storey was born on July 13, 1933[1], in Wakefield[2]. He died on March 27, 2017[3], in London[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], novelist[6], dramaturge[7], painter[8], and playwright[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Saville[38], a literary work[39].

FAQs

Where was David Storey born?

David Storey's place of birth was Wakefield[2].

Where did David Storey die?

David Storey died in London[4].

What did David Storey do for work?

David Storey worked as a screenwriter[5], novelist[6], dramaturge[7], painter[8], and playwright[9].

Where did David Storey go to school?

David Storey was educated at Slade School of Fine Art[20] and Queen Elizabeth Grammar School[21].

What awards did David Storey receive?

Honors received include John Llewellyn Rhys Prize[22], Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize[23], Booker Prize[24], and Somerset Maugham Award[25].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom Wakefield

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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