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Edward Gorey(1925-2000)

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Edward Gorey was born on 25 February 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Edward Gorey's Neglected Murderesses, The Doubtful Guest and A Gorey Hallwoeen (1978). He died on 15 April 2000 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.
BornFebruary 25, 1925
DiedApril 15, 2000(75)
BornFebruary 25, 1925
DiedApril 15, 2000(75)
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Edward Gorey's Neglected Murderesses
TV Series
  • Writer
The Doubtful Guest
The Doubtful Guest
  • Writer
    A Gorey Hallwoeen
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1978
    Kenneth Branagh, Alan Cumming, Vincent Price, Rufus Sewell, David Warner, Rosalind Ayres, Dennis Burgess, Andrew Cruickshank, Joanna David, Anthony Dutton, Peter Dyneley, John Flanagan, James Hayter, Joan Hickson, Alison Key, Cyril Luckham, Ferdy Mayne, Julia McKenzie, Ben Miles, Kenneth More, Ronald Pickup, Gene Shalit, David Suchet, Gwen Watford, Martin Compston, Caterina Murino, Cosima Shaw, and Kimberley Nixon in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)
    Masterpiece Mystery
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew
    • 1980

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    Writer



    • The Tuning Fork by Edward Gorey
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • A Gorey Hallwoeen
      TV Special
      • based on characters by
      • 1978

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    • Above Ground
      5.6
      Short
      • inspired by
      • 2007
    • Diana Rigg and Neil Dudgeon in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998)
      The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
      7.7
      TV Series
      • title art (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Kenneth Branagh, Alan Cumming, Vincent Price, Rufus Sewell, David Warner, Rosalind Ayres, Dennis Burgess, Andrew Cruickshank, Joanna David, Anthony Dutton, Peter Dyneley, John Flanagan, James Hayter, Joan Hickson, Alison Key, Cyril Luckham, Ferdy Mayne, Julia McKenzie, Ben Miles, Kenneth More, Ronald Pickup, Gene Shalit, David Suchet, Gwen Watford, Martin Compston, Caterina Murino, Cosima Shaw, and Kimberley Nixon in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)
      Masterpiece Mystery
      8.9
      TV Series
      • title artwork
      • 1980

    Animation Department



    • Kenneth Branagh, Alan Cumming, Vincent Price, Rufus Sewell, David Warner, Rosalind Ayres, Dennis Burgess, Andrew Cruickshank, Joanna David, Anthony Dutton, Peter Dyneley, John Flanagan, James Hayter, Joan Hickson, Alison Key, Cyril Luckham, Ferdy Mayne, Julia McKenzie, Ben Miles, Kenneth More, Ronald Pickup, Gene Shalit, David Suchet, Gwen Watford, Martin Compston, Caterina Murino, Cosima Shaw, and Kimberley Nixon in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)
      Masterpiece Mystery
      8.9
      TV Series
      • animator: main title animation
      • 1986

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    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • The Edward Gorey House
    • Alternative name
      • Ogdred Weary
    • Born
      • February 25, 1925
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Died
      • April 15, 2000
      • Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA(heart failure)
    • Parents
      • Corinna Mura
    • Other works
      Book of illustrations (as Ogdred Weary): "Curious Sofa".
    • Publicity listings
      • 5 Print Biographies
      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      Before his death, he watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and The X-Files (1993) religiously.
    • Quotes
      I can't help but throw out the notion that in his heyday Daffy Duck would have made a superb Fantomas, with Bugs Bunny as Juve...and Elmer Fudd as Fandor.
    • Trademark
        Detailed cross-hatching Gothic illustrations.

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