Edward Gorey
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Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers.
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Gorey in the kitchen of his home in Yarmouth, Cape Cod, 1999
Poster for the 1977 Broadway revival of Dracula, art by Gorey. He won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for the production.
Edward Gorey House, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts (2006)
Cover of The Willowdale Handcar (1962)
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (1963)Awards 2
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Thomas LigottiAlso won Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
Jack WilliamsonAlso won Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
Julie TaymorAlso won Tony Award for Best Costume Design
Roger CormanAlso won Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
William Peter BlattyAlso won Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
Cecil BeatonAlso won Tony Award for Best Costume DesignAbout this person
Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers. His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.
Country
United StatesCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2000 · aged 75
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25 languages
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