Edward Gorey
Writer, Author
1925 – 2000
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Who was Edward Gorey?
Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer and artist noted for his illustrated books. His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.
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- Born
- Feb 22, 1925
Chicago - Also known as
- Gorey, Edward
- Edward St. John Gorey
- Ogdred Weary
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
(1943 - 1943) - Harvard University
(1946 - 1950) - Francis W. Parker School
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Lived in
- Chicago
- New York City
- Died
- Apr 15, 2000
Hyannis
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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