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Edward Gorey

Edward Gorey was an American writer and artist noted for his macabre illustrated books.

Gorey is typically described as an illustrator. His books can be found in the humor and cartoon sections of major bookstores, but books like The Object Lesson have earned serious critical respect as works of surrealist art. His experimentations — creating books that were wordless, books that were literally matchbox-sized, pop-up books, books entirely populated by inanimate objects — complicates matters still further. As Gorey told Richard Dyer of The Boston Globe, "Ideally, if anything [was] any good, it would be indescribable." Gorey classified his own work as literary nonsense, the genre made most famous by Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. (Source: Wikipedia.)

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American writer, artist, and illustrator (1925-2000)

Born February 22, 1925
Died April 15, 2000

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  • Cover of: Artist of mystery: original works by Edward Gorey

    First published in 1993 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Gravengrum-ungerne eller Efter udflugten

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  • Cover of: Poet's Theatre: a wake 1950-1968: a two-evening celebration Tuesday, Oct. 28 & Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8 o'clock : with William Alfred, Peter Davison, Donald Hall, Felicia Lamport, Alison Lurie & others, Agassiz Theatre, Cambridge ...

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    First published in 1983 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Monster Den: Or, Look What Happened at My House -- And To It
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    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Looking for Edward Gorey

    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Edward Gorey: His Book Cover Art and Design

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    First published in 2009 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The betrayed confidence revisited: ten series of postcards

    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thoughtful alphabets: The just dessert & The deadly blotter

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  • Cover of: For our children: a book to benefit the Pediatric AIDS Foundation
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  • Cover of: Gorey x 3 ; drawings by Edward Gorey.

    First published in 1976 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Born to be posthumous: the eccentric life and mysterious genius of Edward Gorey

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  • Cover of: Rotkäppchen: ein Märchen der Brüder Grimm

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  • Cover of: Angel, the Automobilist, and Eighteen Others

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  • Cover of: Halloween: Mit einer Auswahl von Edward Goreys Geistern

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American writer, artist, and illustrator (1925-2000)

Born February 22, 1925
Died April 15, 2000

Subjects

Fiction, Pictorial American wit and humor, Caricatures and cartoons, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Humor, Specimens, American wit and humor, Fiction, general, Alphabet rhymes, American wit and humor, pictorial, Fiction, humorous, general, Folklore, Gorey, edward, 1925-2000, Humor, general, Miniature books, Poetry, Toy and movable books, American poetry, Artists, Authors, Biography, Children's poetry, English language, Fairy tales

Places

United States, Bridgton, Earth, Germany, Great Britain, Hartford, Maine, New England, Southern States, États-Unis

People

Edward Gorey (1925-), Edward Gorey (1925-2000), Edward Gorey, Aggie Bibber, Alan Turman, Amanda Dumfries, Ambrose Cornell, Andrew Drayton, Arnie Simms, Ben Michaelson, Bill Giosti, Brenton Norton, Bud Brown, Buddy Eagleton, Carla Norton, Dan Miller, Davy Crockett, Dick Muehler, Dougls Trumbull, Edward Gorey (1925-2000,), Hamilton Deane, Hank Vannerman, Hattie Turman, Hilda Reppler, Janine Lawless

Time

20th century

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Alternative names

  • St. John Gorey
  • Ogdred Weary
  • Edward St. John Gorey
  • Edward Blutig
  • Edward Pig
  • Drew Dogyear
  • Regera Dowdy
  • Dreary Wodge
  • Garrod Weedy
  • Redway Grode
  • Edward Saint John Gorey
  • Saint John Gorey
  • E. D. Ward
  • Edward Bloody
  • Wardore Edgy
  • Raddory Gewe
  • Roy Grewdead
  • Edward GOREY
  • Edward Gorey
  • Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000
  • EDWARD GOREY
  • Gorey Edward

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
April 22, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot move website to links
March 13, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
November 9, 2009 Edited by George Bio, wikipedia link