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  Edward Gorey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward St. John Gorey (February 22, 1925–April 15, 2000) was a writer and artist noted for his wry, macabre illustrated books.
The settings and style of Gorey's work have caused many people to assume he was British; in fact, he only visited the United Kingdom once, on a trip to the Scottish Isles.
Gorey was noted for his fondness for ballet (for many years, he religiously attended all performances of the New York City Ballet) and cats, of which he had many.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edward_Gorey   (941 words)

  
 giam barba (Paul Giambarba) Lily Giambarba, interviews, articles, authors, illustrators, Edward Gorey
Gorey's ability to create a picture and fill it with life - even the languid, half-life his characters seem to lead - is what separates every major artist from the pretenders and mannerists.
Gorey's work is inimitable because of its precise mix of wit and skill, its difficult-to-achieve but nevertheless perfect proportion of physical and intellectual virtuosity.
Gorey, a transplanted Midwesterner, was born in Chicago in 1925.
www.giambarba.com /gorey/gorey.html   (1099 words)

  
 MYSTERY!: Edward Gorey
Gorey's weird, yet genteel sensibility -- even ghouls should be properly attired, after all -- is a perfect fit for the series and WGBH has been pleased to share his art with our audience.
Though Gorey worked in mainstream publishing for a time (he was in Doubleday's art department for eight years), his real passion was creating his own bizarre stories and illustrating them.
Often mistakenly labeled as "morbid," Gorey is was in fact a rather cheerful individual, whose sharply pungent observations were laced with a ready wit.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/mystery/gorey.html   (2327 words)

  
 Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey could be compared to a folly, one of those elaborately decorated, useless edifices that the English used to build in their grand gardens during the 19th century.
In this milieu, Gorey’s penchants for Victorian Gothicism and brocaded upholstery was particularly eclectic.
Gorey is often labeled as an artist of the macabre, but the real theme underlying his dances with death has less to do with mortality or violence than with obsessiveness itself, the helpless submission to inexorable and utterly non-progressive forces.
www.goodbyemag.com /mar00/gorey.html   (1320 words)

  
 Salon People | Edward Gorey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Gorey's work was not at first met with open arms by the publishing world -- to put it mildly.
Perhaps a primal clue to Gorey's perspicacity and morbid taste can be found in his choice of childhood reading material: He read "Dracula" at age 5, "Frankenstein" at age 7 and all of the works of Victor Hugo by age 8.
Gorey was not born in England, but in Chicago, in 1925.
archive.salon.com /people/bc/2000/02/15/gorey   (952 words)

  
 Edward Gorey - Artist, writer and illustrator
Although many were scandalised by Gorey's early work (and publishers were nervous about putting it into print), he consistently maintained that the dark interpretations placed upon his drawings had less to do with the eye of the artist than with the mind of the beholder.
Gorey described a fantod as "the vapors, the nervous tizzies", and he was to personify them in some of his books as tiny, winged creatures carefully preserved in bell jars.
Gorey's work - often published under such unlikely pen-names as Aedwyrd Gore, Dreary Wodge and [Madame] Groeda Weyrd - initially found only a cult readership but it quickly grew into a international reputation that was cemented by the publication of three anthologies of his early stories, Amphigorey (1972), Amphigorey Too (1974) and Amphigorey Also (1983).
www.wuff.me.uk /gorey/P11.html   (704 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Obituaries | Obituary: Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey, who has died aged 75 from an apparent heart attack, was known for often macabre drawings and picture-stories which gained him a worldwide cult following.
Gorey's Agatha Christie homage The Awdrey-Gore Legacy (1972) is not so much a detective story as an illustrated comic tool kit for assembling a Christie-style plot, but the framing material suggests another and odder mystery.
Gorey successfully took his design skills to the theatre, a highlight being his melodramatically sinister sets and costumes for the 1977 Broadway production of Dracula; this brought him a Tony Award for costume design.
www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,212105,00.html   (964 words)

  
 BookPage Interview November 1998: Edward Gorey
So Edward Gorey rattles off an impressive list that begins with early Alfred Hitchcock ("His later films got so bloated, don't you think?") and ends with Jackie Chan's newest, Rush Hour, which Gorey has seen the night before my call ("Hilarious!" he says, laughing).
His drawings, Gorey says, have been heavily influenced by 19th-century illustrations, his sensibility by Jane Austen and 19th-century English novels, among others -- a partial explanation for why his books seem to carry the aura of a distant era.
But Gorey is also "unreasonably interested in surrealism and Dada." At Harvard in the 1950s, after a stint in the Army "on the fringes of World War II" in the Utah desert, he roomed with the poet Frank O'Hara and was friends with the poet John Ashbery.
www.bookpage.com /9811bp/edward_gorey.html   (1134 words)

  
 Celebrating the life and works of American author & illustrator Edward Gorey
The Edward Gorey House is currently closed for the winter.
Featuring exhibits of Gorey's professional work, personal life and legacy of supporting animal welfare causes, the Gorey House is a glimpse into the mind and life of one of America's truly great creative geniuses.
The Edward Gorey House honors the work of Academy Award-winning animator, producer, director, and writer Derek Lamb (1936-2005), who brought life to the artwork of Edward Gorey in the opening and closing credits for it’s classic PBS series "MYSTERY".
www.edwardgoreyhouse.org   (157 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Curious Sofa: A Pornographic Work by Ogdred Weary: Books: Edward Gorey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
As the New York Times writes of Edward Gorey, "His satires (often of tawdry Victorian mysteries) are not mere commentaries on the manners and mores of a distant age; they are inventive narratives about evil adults, mischievous children, illicit lovers and improbable beasts." Or, in the case of The Curious Sofa, improbable furniture.
Gorey's discreet placing of trees, bushes, clothed persons and screens between us and the action, so fans of genuine porn can expect to be disappointed.
In a typically odd work by Edward Gorey, the protagonist, Alice, gets her eyes opened to many new experiences by companions of various sorts (including Colonel Gilbert and his wife Louise, both of whom have wooden legs, and Donald, a sheepdog).
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0151003076?v=glance   (1918 words)

  
 Edward Gorey Pathfinder
Edward Gorey is perhaps most widely known for creating the animated introduction sequence to the PBS Mystery!
Illustrated by Edward Gorey, this is a story for ages 4-8 about a boy who discovers he is shrinking but does not know the cause or cure.
"Edward Gorey and the Tao of Nonsense." The New Yorker.
www.unc.edu /~sievm/Gorey/Goreypathfinder.htm#bibliog   (1715 words)

  
 Edward Gorey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
I discovered Edward Gorey when I was seven or so, my older brothers having pointed out one of the Amphigorey books in a local bookstore.
Reintroduced to Edward Gorey, I fell in love all over again with his lovely lines and strange sense of humor.
Edward Gorey died in the Spring of 2000.
www.his.com /~panda/paulb/gorey.html   (262 words)

  
 The MYSTERY! of Edward Gorey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Ted (as Edward liked to be called in the 1980s) has dark, moody eyes and a full, white beard.
Gorey and I met in Joan's office at WGBH, Boston.
Gorey had arrived at the meeting with a fully scripted idea for the title sequence, an intriguing concept using a Victorian children's puppet theater.
www.awn.com /mag/issue5.04/5.04pages/lambgorey.php3   (495 words)

  
 Fourth Annual Gorey Affair and Alphabet Auction at the Edward Gorey House
The nearby Gorey House will remain open during the event, and you will be free to wander between the two buildings.
Generously donated by his cousin, Ken Morton, who serves as a docent at the Gorey House and is also a member of the Gorey House Board of Directors.
GOREY INSPIRED "BLUE ASPIC" GOWN BY KAMBRIEL: Inspired by one of Edward Gorey's illustration from "The Blue Aspic", this truly one of a kind gown is made from a dramatic combination of rich magenta and deep blue with an iridescent effect that is ever-changing in different light.
www.edwardgoreyhouse.org /auction05.html   (1054 words)

  
 Edward Gorey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
THE CURIOUS SOFA: A Pornographic Work by Ogdred Weary is one of Edward Gorey's works in which the story is told through delightful pen-and-ink drawings with witty captions.
Although this particular tale is unlike any other Gorey story, the humor and pen and ink illustrations are beautifully done and unmistakably Gorey.
Edward Gorey is probably best known for the animations that precede Mystery, on PBS.
www.e-boswell.com /Edward-Gorey.html   (432 words)

  
 Edward Gorey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
I first encountered the works of Edward Gorey in 1972, with the publication of a collection of fifteen of his small books, called Amphigorey.
The ones who didn't started to look at me oddly, as I chortled over "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" in which 26 children are alphabetically disposed of one by one: A is for Amy who fell down the stairs...
Edward St. John Gorey, born 1925, died 2000.
www.lunaea.com /words/gorey   (134 words)

  
 Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey was an American writer and illustrator living in New England.
His writings and illustrations, for the most part, have a decidedly dark and humorous theme, much like that of Charles Addams' (of Addams Family fame).
If you watch the PBS series Mystery, you've seen his work - he's the artist for the beginning and ending credits.
www.goblinville.com /bootique/store11-gorey.htm   (242 words)

  
 Goreybooks - Edward Gorey first edition books and prints   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Edward Gorey (1925-2000) is the author of scores of books.
If you do not want (or can't afford) a first edition, some of his best work is still in print.
We also stock a small number of prints and original artwork by Edward Gorey.
www.goreybooks.com   (187 words)

  
 Gorey, Edward. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
He lived and worked in New York City and Cape Cod until 1986 when he moved permanently to the Cape.
Gorey is celebrated for his more than 100 small volumes of gothic fables, meticulously hand-lettered and intricately illustrated, most of them in verse.
His works are remarkable combinations of the eccentric, the witty, and the macabre and are illustrated lavishly and with superb technique in dark and abundant Edwardian detail.
www2.bartleby.com /65/go/Gorey-Ed.html   (208 words)

  
 NYRB: Edward Gorey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
He studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago, spent three years in the army testing poison gas, and attended Harvard College, where he majored in French literature and roomed with the poet Frank O'Hara.
In 1953 Gorey published The Unstrung Harp, the first of his many extraordinary illustrated books, which include The Curious Sofa, The Haunted Tea Cosy, and The Epiplectic Bicycle.
The Haunted Looking Glass is the late Edward Gorey's selection of his favorite tales of ghosts, ghouls, and grisly goings-on.
www.nybooks.com /nyrb/authors/7449   (102 words)

  
 Edward Gorey Calender, Thousands of 2006 Calenders
A Gorey Year's fl-and-white images are drawn from classics such as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, ScŠnes de Ballet, and The Epiplectic Bicycle, as well as dozens of other bleakly hilarious epics.
Perennially beloved by those of morbid humor, this ABC in rhyme and scratchy pen-and-ink tells of the tragic and various ends of a crew of wan, hapless kiddies.
A dozen smug, enigmatic felines, each in a smart striped pullover, silently pose, recline, float from the sky, court minor misfortune, etc. Edward Gorey doted on cats, and here appears disinclined to involve them in anything too sinister.
www.lotsofcalendars.com /574.asp   (437 words)

  
 Edward Gorey: Works on Paper
Edward Gorey was born in Chicago in 1925.
Among Gorey's awards are a 1978 Tony Award for costume design on the Broadway production of "Dracula." Gorey has designed posters for the New York City Ballet and New York City Opera, and designed and illustrated the opening sequence of PBS's "Mystery!" Series.
Edward Gorey currently lives and works in Yarmouthport, Cape Cod.
www.tfaoi.com /newsm1/n1m113.htm   (428 words)

  
 gapingvoid: edward gorey
These people have obviously never heard of Edward Gorey, one of my all-time favorite cartoonists.
Gorey is a great example of thinking outside the cartoon box, Hugh.
Gorey was undeniably a genius, and nothing makes me happier than seeing calanders of his work on sale at Borders and B&N. But the fact that he is gaining in recognition progressively is due to the diligence of his fans.
www.gapingvoid.com /Moveable_Type/archives/001262.html   (1569 words)

  
 gorey ttf (the last surviving part of the dame hexpage)
gorey ttf (the last surviving part of the dame hexpage)
It's a TrueType font based on the distinctive hand lettering of Edward Gorey.
It is instead the serifed regular face drawn most commonly by Gorey in his books.
www.emeraldrain.com /fm/content/goreyttf.html   (147 words)

  
 Edward Gorey Links
RIP Edward Gorey, February 25, 1925 - April 15, 2000
Gorey was 75 and his fans were hoping he would live forever!
If you haven't read anything of his, especially if you are a fan of horror, dark poetry and/or gothic writings, he comes highly recommended.
www.sirius-books.com /goreylinks.html   (305 words)

  
 The Sixth Annual Edwardian Ball :: Saturday January 21st, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
Wednesday January 19th, 2005Blood and Gorey - Five years after Edward Gorey's death, Paradox Media and the Cat Club present the fifth annual Edwardian Ball, an event that brings Gorey's macabre and sinister pen-and-ink drawings and writings of a doomed late-Victorian society to life through live music, theater, dancing, and costumery.
Based on the atmosphere of delightfully deadly tales by late author/illustrator Edward Gorey, the Ball encourages attendees to dress up in period-appropriate attire (basically 1901-1919) — meaning long jackets, top hats, and walking sticks for the men, and corsets, ornate dresses, and white gloves for the women.
Entertainment includes two Gorey stories interpreted for the stage with accompaniment by Pagan Lounge ensemble Rosin Coven, song and piano by fiendish femme fatale Jill Tracy, aerial antics courtesy of the Vau de Vire Society, and waltzes, polkas, and mazurkas dished out by a variety of DJs.
www.edwardianball.com   (737 words)

  
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After Edward Gorey died in April, Andreas Brown, one of the executors
Brown began searching through closets, crannies in Gorey's words, "beneath the floor, behind the door" and possibly up the chimney.
www.askart.com /askart/g/edward_gorey/edward_gorey.aspx   (248 words)

  
 Edward Gorey's Dracula Theatre
Based on Edward Gorey's set and costume designs for his award-winning Broadway production of Dracula, this toy theatre will delight any Gorey enthusiast.
A four-page booklet with exceptionally simple assembly instructions, a synopsis of Gorey's Broadway adaptation of Dracula, and notes on the inimitable late and sorely lamented Edward Gorey (1925-2000) and his many magical creations.
The Edward Gorey Dracula Toy Theatre as described above comes in cigar-box style packaging, approximately 8 1/2" X 12 1/2" X 1."
www.thelibraryshop.org /edgordracthe.html   (122 words)

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