David Storey
English writer and professional rugby league player (1933 –2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Australian politician, see David Storey (politician).
David Malcolm Storey (13 July 1933 – 27 March 2017) was an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a professional rugby league player. He won the Booker Prize in 1976 for his novel Saville. He also won the MacMillan Fiction Award for This Sporting Life in 1960.
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Born | David Malcolm Storey (1933-07-13)13 July 1933 Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 27 March 2017(2017-03-27) (aged 83) London, England |
Occupation | Novelist |
Education | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield |
Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
Genre | Novelist, playwright, screenwriter |
Notable awards | Booker Prize (1976) |
Spouse |
Barbara Rudd Hamilton
(m. 1956; died 2015) |
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