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	CNN.com - Spalding Gray found dead - Mar 8, 2004
		Gray was sui generis: He looked like an Ivy League professor and spoke with a New England accent, but spent years in the often avant-garde downtown New York theater scene and created a painfully confessional style in which the stage practically became a therapist's office.
		Gray was born June 5, 1941, in Barrington, Rhode Island.
		Gray, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered head trauma and a broken hip and had labored to deal with ongoing complications.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/08/obit.gray (833 words)

	Spalding Gray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In January 2004, Gray, known to suffer bouts of depression in part as a result of these injuries, was declared missing.
		It was reported that Gray was working on a new monologue at the time of his death, and that the subject matter of the piece – the Ireland car crash and his subsequent attempts to recover from his injuries – might have triggered his final bout of depression.
		Gray was survived by his wife, Kathie Russo, three children, and his brothers Rockwell Gray, an English professor in St.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spalding_Gray (632 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Concern grows over fate of actor Spalding Gray
		Gray, 62, was supposed to visit a friend in Manhattan on Jan. 10 and board a flight to Denver the next day for a ski trip.
		Gray's wife, Kathleen Russo, and family friends are concerned especially over reports that a despondent-looking man resembling Gray was spotted on the night of his disappearance aboard the Staten Island ferry, perhaps preparing to jump, Vass said.
		In September, she said, Gray had phoned his wife and said he was going to jump off the ferry; he actually had boarded the craft, but police were alerted and removed him from the ship.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2001839210_gray18.html (530 words)

	A conversation with Spalding Gray's widow
		Spalding Gray's daring autobiographical monologues were both haunting and hilarious — naked, confessional journeys into the world of Christian Science, physical and emotional frailty, and the quest to find that perfect moment of peace.
		Gray, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered brain trauma and a broken hip, and was never able to return to the writer's life he once knew.
		The fact that Spalding Gray could be so vulnerable in his monologues, so open in acknowledging certain insecurities, certain ghosts, seemed to show a sense of strength in the man — in the sense that he was "on top" of his depression, so much so that he could share it with us.
	www.austin360.com /calendar/content/arts/stories/2007/03/28gray.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=22 (1721 words)

	Spalding Gray Dead at tedstrong.com
		Gray, who laid bare his life and mingled performance art with comedy in acclaimed monologues like "Swimming to Cambodia" and "It's a Slippery Slope," was identified Monday through dental records and X-rays.
		Gray's greatest success was his Obie-winning monologue "Swimming to Cambodia," which recounted in part his movie role opposite Sam Waterston in "The Killing Fields." The monologue, developed over two years of performance, became a film directed by Jonathan Demme.
		Gray was born on June 5, 1941, one of three sons of a WASP couple in Barrington, R.I. His mother suffered a pair of nervous breakdowns, committing suicide in 1967 after the second one.
	www.tedstrong.com /spaldinggray-dead.shtml (897 words)

	Spalding Gray's Suicide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Gray was typecast in mostly unmemorable WASP roles in some 40 motion pictures (in 2001 he appeared with rappers Method Man and Redman in How High, a comedy about two Negroes who, after being accepted at Harvard, turn the campus upside down), but was also a stage actor.
		Gray was most noted, however, as an autobiographical monologist on stage—a medium he essentially invented to suit his talents.
		Gray's most famous work, but for 25 years, he turned out a consistent stream of well-received pieces on subjects as varied as writing (Monster in a Box, 1990) and illness (Gray's Anatomy, 1993), to less weighty issues like learning to ski (It's a Slippery Slope, 1996) and performing while high on LSD (Point Judith, 1980).
	www.nationalvanguard.org /story.php?id=2362 (1326 words)

	Spalding Gray - Telegraph
		Spalding Gray, who has died aged 62, was best known as a writer and performer of autobiographical monologues chronicling his quest for wisdom, experience and the elusive "perfect moment".
		Spalding and his two brothers were brought up as Christian Scientists and, by his account, "had to work very hard in order to keep a hot line to God".
		Gray's monologues, always delivered at a bare desk with a glass of water, were soon hailed as a new form of performance art and began to fill theatres not just in Manhattan but all over the world.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/03/10/db1002.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/03/10/ixportal.html (1142 words)

	Case of Spalding Gray baffles - The Boston Globe
		Gray tried suicide several times, including an attempt in late 2002 to jump off a bridge near his second home at the east end of Long Island.
		With his wiry gray hair and intelligent eyes, Gray, 62, projected an academic air in the 18 theatrical monologues he wrote and performed beginning in 1979.
		Gray addressed those inner conflicts in the monologue, "It's a Slippery Slope," in which he tells the audience he had to overcome a deep depression associated with his turning 52 -- the age of his mother when she committed suicide.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/03/07/case_of_spalding_gray_baffles (633 words)

	"SPALDING GRAY -- The Year of Spalding Famously," by Don Shewey
		Spalding Gray is living proof that you don't have to be crazy to be a good artist.
		Gray has been a fixture on the Soho arts scene since 1979 when he catapulted out of the Wooster Group (then called the Performance Group) into a solo career, performing autobiographical monologues at once comic and scary.
		Gray has a small part in the movie, playing the assistant to the American ambassador at the time of the evacuation of Phnom Penh in 1975.
	www.donshewey.com /theater_articles/spalding_gray.html (1530 words)

	MetroActive Stage \| Spalding Gray
		To the uninitiated, Gray's art sounds simpler than it actually is. In essence, he takes his personal experiences and brings them vividly to life on a nearly naked stage, weaving a web of words that pulls in everything from political observations to character studies to intimate scrutinies of his own emotional landscape.
		Gray is comic without being a mere comedian, dramatic without being a mere actor, and deeply compelling without needing a supporting cast or any more props than a glass of water, a microphone, and perhaps a map of Southeast Asia.
		What Gray did was leave Renee Shafransky, his wife and his longtime collaborator, to marry a woman with whom he had been having an affair for many years.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/04.01.99/spaldinggrey-9913.html (1135 words)

	Vanishing Act - Spalding Gray - Cover Story
		History was one way for Spalding to engage with him.” She points to the table ten yards away in the dining room, which is covered in tan toy-soldier figurines.
		Spalding was doing so much better,” she says, uncertainly flip-flopping between the past and present tense.
		In the crash, Gray, who had always battled his hereditary depression and bipolar tendencies, suffered a badly broken hip, leaving his right leg almost immobilized, and a fracture in his skull that left a gruesome, jagged scar on his forehead.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/features/n_9787 (990 words)

	Spalding Gray found dead - MORE NEWS AND FEATURES - MSNBC.com
		Spalding Gray, shown in 2000, was known to have been deeply troubled and had attempted suicide in the past.
		Gray’s greatest success was his Obie-winning monologue “Swimming to Cambodia,” which recounted in part his movie role in “The Killing Fields.” The monologue, developed over two years of performance, became a film directed by Jonathan Demme.
		Gray was born on June 5, 1941, one of three sons growing up in Barrington, R.I. His mother suffered a pair of nervous breakdowns, committing suicide in 1967 after the second one.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4481072 (662 words)

	Spalding Gray found dead - MORE NEWS AND FEATURES - MSNBC.com
		Spalding Gray, shown in 2000, was known to have been deeply troubled and had attempted suicide in the past.
		Gray’s greatest success was his Obie-winning monologue “Swimming to Cambodia,” which recounted in part his movie role in “The Killing Fields.” The monologue, developed over two years of performance, became a film directed by Jonathan Demme.
		Gray was born on June 5, 1941, one of three sons growing up in Barrington, R.I. His mother suffered a pair of nervous breakdowns, committing suicide in 1967 after the second one.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/4481072 (788 words)

	Spalding Gray’s Body Is Found 2 Months After Disappearance
		Gray, whose riveting live performances generally featured only a desk and a glass of water as props, was reported missing by Russo on Jan. 11.
		Gray was born on June 5, 1941, one of three sons born to a WASP couple in Barrington, R.I. His mother suffered a pair of nervous breakdowns, committing suicide in 1967 after the second one.
		Gray, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered head trauma and a broken hip in the crash.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/03/08/obituaries/08CND-GRAY.html?ex=1394168400&en=b17e68fba55c7eaf&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (888 words)

	Record: Edison shares Spalding Gray's 'Stories Left to Tell'
		Spalding Gray was one of the most influential solo performers of his generation, chronicling life's ups and downs in wry, unflinchingly honest monologues.
		Gray, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was knocked unconscious and suffered a fractured skull and badly broken hip, leaving his right leg virtually immobilized.
		Gray continued to hone his stage persona in monologues and came to national prominence in 1985 with "Swimming to Cambodia." Based on his experiences in the cast of the 1984 Academy Award-winning movie "The Killing Fields," Gray's Obie Award-winning monologue was itself filmed by Jonathan Demme in 1987.
	record.wustl.edu /news/page/normal/9087.html (594 words)

	Apparently Spalding Gray jumped off the Staten Island ferry on January 10, on the last day he was seen alive
		I love to tell one of Gray's stories to friends who are as addicted to coffee as me. Since he knows that you can't get real coffee in a Russian hotel, he brings his own with him that he brews in his room in the morning.
		Gray spawned a number of imitators, including an ex-girlfriend who was an aspiring director before she launched a career as a performance artist.
		What made Gray's work memorable was his ability to convert his own confused and futile search for a meaningful life into something that engaged your mind and your heart.
	www.columbia.edu /~lnp3/mydocs/culture/spalding_gray.htm (998 words)

	Harvard Gazette: Spalding Gray tells all!
		Spalding Gray may best be known for ruthlessly blurring the line between life and art.
		His memoir (and monologue) "Gray’s Anatomy" (Random House, 1994), for instance, was based on his global pursuit of a cure for his rare eye disease.
		Gray's reprise performance of "Swimming to Cambodia" is at Sander's Theatre tonight, Thursday, Jan. 17-Saturday, Jan. 19.
	www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2002/01.17/03-gray.html (1707 words)

	Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell
		Spalding Gray, the actor and writer who committed suicide in 2004 at the age of 62, lived a life of vigorous self-examination.
		Gray's widow, Kathie Russo, who is a regular character in his writing, arranged the performance after going through the writings that he left behind.
		The throughline of the piece—which explores Gray's relationship with his parents, his ambivalent opinions on his own career, and his sexual experiences—is Gray's need to examine himself, and his glory in the rare moments when life permitted him to step away and simply be.
	www.nytheatre.com /nytheatre/spal4709.htm (867 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| Obituary: Spalding Gray
		Spalding Gray, 62, best known for the 1987 film Swimming to Cambodia, was found dead in a New York river on Sunday after being missing for nearly two months.
		Gray broke into films with a part in Vietnam film Coward in 1970 and went on to appear in nearly 40 movies.
		Gray became best known for his award-winning monologue Swimming to Cambodia based on his role in The Killing Fields and the troubles in Cambodia.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/3546185.stm (395 words)

	Profile: Spalding Gray \| Features \| Guardian Unlimited Film
		Spalding Gray is often said to have been a pioneer, but there was really no one like him.
		Spalding Gray - or 'Spuddy', as his mother called him - was born on 5 June 1941, the middle child of three boys.
		Spalding was close to her - in fact, he joked that he 'dated' his mother for many years, and became haunted by the idea he was doomed to repeat her actions.
	film.guardian.co.uk /features/featurepages/0,4120,1379764,00.html (3917 words)

	Spalding Gray found dead - Film - www.theage.com.au
		Gray was involved in a severe automobile crash in Ireland in 2001 and his recovery had been difficult, his wife had said.
		Long involved with experimental theatre, Gray and actors Willem Dafoe and Jill Clayburgh were among the 1970s founders of the Wooster Theatre Group in New York, staging new works and interpretations of classics at The Performing Garage.
		Gray, who honed his autobiographical monologues at The Performing Garage, caught the public's eye with the 1987 movie version of Swimming to Cambodia, directed by Jonathan Demme.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/03/09/1078594335000.html (466 words)

	USATODAY.com - Spalding Gray: Gifted, humorous, haunted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Gray's body was pulled from the East River over the weekend, the New York City medical examiner's office confirmed Monday.
		Gray turned a midlife crisis into 1997's It's a Slippery Slope, which mingled ski stories with tales of his new role as a father.
		Gray and wife Kathleen Russo were the parents of two sons and a daughter.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-03-08-spalding-gray-body_x.htm (416 words)

	The Sheila Variations: Spalding Gray
		Spalding inhabits a magical reality where such feats might actually be possible, but there is something about the current state of New York Harbor that seems adamantly unfit for human survival.
		Spalding placed a call at 9:00 pm on Saturday evening to his little boy, Theo, to tell him he loved him.
		As a fan of Gray's work, I was at a loss to explain the failure of that creative outlet to relieve his pain, to help him cope through sharing.
	www.sheilaomalley.com /archives/000791.html (1253 words)

	ArtandCulture Artist: Spalding Gray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Spalding Gray splashed into the national consciousness with the epic monologue-cum-performance piece “Swimming to Cambodia” (1985), a distinctive solo show that has been on the road in some incarnation for well-nigh 20 years.
		Gray drifted away from abstract improvisation with objects and focused more fully on the autobiographical material that magnetized the group's rehearsal process.
		Gray's public self-analysis became his trademark, along with his remarkable skill in uncovering deep truths that resonate with social, political, and even spiritual significance.
	www.artandculture.com /cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=159 (458 words)

	Flak Magazine:In Memoriam: Spalding Gray 03.10.04
		Gray's monologues may have provided a framework for holding his life together, a way of crystalizing his existence.
		Gray addressed her passing most directly in the thinly veiled autobiographical novel "Impossible Vacation," but mentions it in all of his full-length monologues.
		The nostalgic whimsy and reassuringly eternal tone of Burton's ode to the father-son/myth-reality complex was undoubtedly the impetus for Gray's decision to end his life, despite the immeasurable damage to his family.
	www.flakmag.com /opinion/spaldinggray.html (636 words)

	THE WOOSTER GROUP - Spalding Gray
		In 1975 Spalding Gray and Elizabeth LeCompte began a collaboration at The Performing Garage that resulted in the trilogy Three Places in Rhode Island, consisting of Sakonnet Point (1975), Rumstick Road (1977), and Nayatt School (1978).
		It was directly out of this work that Spalding began to develop his solo monologs, the first of which was Sex and Death to the Age 14.
		Spalding's relationship with The Performing Garage started in 1969 when he joined the resident company, The Performance Group.
	www.thewoostergroup.org /twg/projects/spald.html (512 words)

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