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Simon Gray(1936-2008)

  • Writer
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Simon Gray was born on 21 October 1936 in Hayling Island, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Wednesday Play (1964), Screen Two (1984) and Butley (1974). He was married to Victoria Rothschild and Beryl Mary Kevern. He died on 6 August 2008 in London, England, UK.
BornOctober 21, 1936
DiedAugust 6, 2008(71)
BornOctober 21, 1936
DiedAugust 6, 2008(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

The Wednesday Play (1964)
The Wednesday Play
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Screen Two (1984)
Screen Two
6.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Butley (1974)
Butley
6.7
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1974
Colin Firth and Natasha Richardson in A Month in the Country (1987)
A Month in the Country
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1987

Credits

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Writer

  • Carole Bouquet, Christian Clavier, Valérie Bonneton, Rossy de Palma, and Stéphane De Groodt in Do Not Disturb (2014)
    Do Not Disturb
    5.7
    • play "Otherwise Engaged"
    • 2014
  • Ján Gallovic and Pavol Mikulík in Na konci hry (2002)
    Na konci hry
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2002
  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1999
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • play
    • adaptation
    • 1987–1993
  • Unnatural Pursuits (1992)
    Unnatural Pursuits
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1992
  • Colin Firth and Natasha Richardson in A Month in the Country (1987)
    A Month in the Country
    6.8
    • screenplay by
    • 1987
  • Death of a Teddy Bear
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Theaterblut
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Man in a Sidecar
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1983
  • The Rear Column (1980)
    The Rear Column
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1980
  • Niet te bereiken
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Piccadilly Circus
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1971–1975
  • Spoiled
    TV Movie
    • based on the play by
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 21, 1936
    • Hayling Island, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 6, 2008
    • London, England, UK(abdominal aortic aneurysm)
  • Spouses
      Victoria Rothschild1997 - August 6, 2008 (his death)
  • Other works
    His play, "Otherwise Engaged", was performed at London's Queen Theatre in England with Sir Alan Bates, Julian Glover, Ian Charles, Sir Nigel Hawthorne in the cast. Directed by Harold Pinter.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 23 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as author of a Best Play nominee: in 1973 for "Butley" and in 1977 for "Otherwise Engaged."
  • Trademark
    Many of his works are about the trials and tribulations of intellectuals

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