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- Birth nameEdward St. John Gorey
- Edward Gorey was born on February 25, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Edward Gorey's Neglected Murderesses, The Doubtful Guest and A Gorey Hallwoeen (1978). He died on April 15, 2000 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA.
- Detailed line drawings with a macabre sense of humor that lacked the sweetness of those of Charles Addams
- Before his death, he watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and The X-Files (1993) religiously.
- Imagery from his books were used in the music video for the Nine Inch Nails song "The Perfect Drug.".
- He was awarded the 1978 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Costume Design for "Dracula" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- His artwork and writing were greatly influenced by the work of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Louis Feuillade (particularily Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913)), E.F. Benson, Raymond Queneau, and Robert Musil.
- Won Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Best Costume Designer for "Dracula." He was also nominated for the same play in the same year as Best Scenic Designer.
- I can't help but throw out the notion that in his heyday Daffy Duck would have made a superb Fantomas, with Bugs Bunny as Juve...and Elmer Fudd as Fandor.
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