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Edition 22 (1977) Winner
Edward St. John Gorey
エドワード・ゴーリー
Edowādo Gōrī
Pen Names:
Ogdred Weary（Pen name (anagram)）,
Dogear Wryde（Pen name (anagram)）,
Eduard Blutig（Pen name (German pun)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-02-22 （Chicago）
- Died
- 2000-04-15 （Hyannis） age 75
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Chicago, Illinois → Wilmette, Illinois → Manhattan, New York City → Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- writer, illustrator, costume designer
- Active Years
- 1953-2000
- Affiliations
- Doubleday, Gotham Book Mart
- Memberships
- Poets' Theatre (founder)
- Influenced By
- Helen St. John Garvey, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear
- Influenced
- Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
- Nominations
- Tony Award nomination for Best Scenic Design (Dracula, 1977)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | — | Art | — | 1943 (1学期) | United States |
| Harvard University | — | French | — | 1946-1950 | United States |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Art
Period:
1943 (1学期)
Country:
United States
Harvard University
French
Period:
1946-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
United States
Roomed with Frank O'Hara
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Tony Award for Best Costume Design | Dracula | 衣装デザイン | Tony Awards | 受賞 |
| — | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Tony Award for Best Costume Design
1977
Work:
Dracula
Category:
衣装デザイン
Organization:
Tony Awards
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
1963 Literary nonsenseAn illustrated alphabet book depicting children's gruesome deaths.
deathmacabrenonsense
The Doubtful Guest
1957 Literary nonsenseA surreal story of a mysterious creature invading a Victorian home.
eeriesurreal
Adaptations
- [Film] / Brad Peyton
Bibliography
- The Unstrung Harp
- The Doubtful Guest
- The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- pen-and-ink illustrationsVictorian and Edwardian settingsliterary nonsense
- Recurring Motifs
- vaguely unsettling scenesdeath and doominanimate objects
Legacy
Iconic in goth subculture. Famous for PBS Mystery! intro sequences. Influenced authors like Lemony Snicket. Edward Gorey House serves as museum.
Museums
- Edward Gorey House Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts Opened in 2002
Archives
- Harry Ransom Center
- Library of Congress Rare Book Division
In Popular Culture
- PBS Mystery! opening titles
- Nine Inch Nails 'The Perfect Drug' music video
- The Gorey End album
Quotes
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Ideally, if anything were any good, it would be indescribable.
Source: The Boston Globe (1980) -
I suppose I'm gay. But I don't really identify with it much.
Source: Interview (1980)
Trivia
- Devoted cat lover; bequeathed estate to animal charity
- Attended every New York City Ballet performance for 25 years
- Used numerous pseudonyms, mostly anagrams of his name