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Simon Gray Biography (1936-)

Full name, Simon James Holliday Gray; born October 21, 1936, in Hayling Island, Hampshire, England; son of James Davidson (a pathologist) and Barbara Cecelia Mary (Holliday) Gray; married Beryl Mary Kevern (a picture researcher), August 20, 1964; children: Benjamin, Lucy. Addresses: Agent--c/o Judy Daish Associates, Ltd., 2 St. Charles Place, London W10 6EG, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

October 21, 1936

Hayling Island, Hampshire, England

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Work; Director
• Dog Days, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• (With Michael McGuire) The Common Pursuit, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1986, then Phoenix Theatre, London, 1988.
• Hidden Laughter, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1990.
• The Holy Terror, Tucson and Phoenix, AZ, 1991.
• Cell Mates, Aldbery Theatre, London, 1995.
• Credits; Stage Work; Other
• Lighting, Gary, Warehouse, Croydon, England, 1989.
• Musical director, Treasure Island, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1995- 96.
• Lighting, Sympathy for the Devil, Oval House, then Tricycle, both 1996.
• Writings;Stage
• Wise Child, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1967, then Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1972, published by Faber and Faber (London), 1968, then Samuel French (New York City), 1974.
• Dutch Uncle, Theatre Royal, Brighton, England, National Theatre, London,and Aldwych Theatre, London, all 1969, published by Faber and Faber, 1969.
• (Adapted from the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky) The Idiot, National Theatre, 1970, published by Methuen, 1971.
• Spoiled, Close Theatre Club, Glasgow, Scotland, 1970, then Royal Haymarket Theatre, London, 1971, later Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1972, published by Methuen, 1971.
• Butley, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, then Criterion Theatre, London, both 1971, then Morosco Theatre, 1972, later Duke's Head, 1991, published by Methuen, 1971, then Viking, 1972.
• Otherwise Engaged, Queen's Theatre, London, 1975, then Plymouth Theatre,New York City, 1977, published by Samuel French, 1976, and in Otherwise Engaged and Other Plays, Methuen, then Viking, both 1976.
• Dog Days, Oxford Playhouse, 1976, later Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1985, published by Methuen, 1977.
• Molly, Palace Theatre, Watford, England, 1977, then Comedy Theatre, London, 1978, then Hudson Guild Theatre, 1978, published by Samuel French, 1979, and in The Rear Column and Other Plays, Methuen, 1978, then Viking, 1979.
• The Rear Column, Globe Theatre, London, 1978, then Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1978, published in The Rear Column and Other Plays, Methuen,1978, then Viking, 1979.
• Close of Play, Lyttleton Theatre, 1979, then Manhattan Theatre Club, 1981, published by Faber and Faber, 1979, and in Close of Play and Pig in a Poke,Methuen, 1979.
• Stage Struck, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1979, then Wayside Theatre, Middletown, VA, 1992, published by Methuen, 1979.
• Quartermaine's Terms, Queen's Theatre, 1981, then Long Wharf Theatre, NewHaven, CT, 1982, later Playhouse 91, New York City, 1983, and Actors Theatreof Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1991, published by Methuen, 1981.
• (Adaptor) Tartuffe, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 1982.
• The Common Pursuit, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1984, then Long Wharf Theatre, 1985, then Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, and Promenade Theatre, New York City, both 1986, then Phoenix Theatre, London, 1988; published byMethuen, 1984, Samuel French, 1990.
• Melon, Royal Haymarket Theatre, 1987, published by Methuen, 1987.
• Hidden Laughter, Vaudeville Theatre, 1990, then Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1991, published by Faber and Faber, 1990, Samuel French, 1992.
• The Holy Terror, Tucson and Phoenix, AZ, 1991, then Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1992, published by Faber and Faber, 1990, Samuel French, 1993.
• Cell Mates, Aldbery Theatre, 1995, published by Faber and Faber, 1995.
• Simply Disconnected, 1996, published by Faber and Faber, 1996.
• Life Support, Aldwych Theatre, 1997.
• Writings;Film
• Butley, American Film Theatre, 1974.
• A Month in the Country, Orion Classics, 1988.
• Old Flames, 1989.
• They Never Slept, 1990.
• Femme Fatale, 1993.
• Running Late, 1993.
• Writings;Television; Movies
• After Pilkington, BBC, 1987, published by Methuen, 1987.
• Unnatural Pursuits, Arts and Entertainment, 1994.
• Writings;Television; Specials
• Quartermaine's Terms, 1987.
• "The Common Pursuit," Great Performances, PBS, 1992.
• Writings;Television; Plays
• The Caramel Crisis, BBC, 1966.
• A Way with the Ladies, BBC, 1967.
• Sleeping Dog, BBC, 1967, published by Faber and Faber, 1968.
• Death of a Teddy Bear, BBC, 1967.
• Spoiled, BBC, 1968.
• The Dirt on Lucy Lane, BBC, 1969.
• Pig in a Poke, London Weekend Television, 1969, published in Close of Play and Pig in a Poke, Methuen, 1979.
• Style of the Countess, BBC, 1970.
• The Princess, BBC, 1970.
• Man in a Side-Car, BBC, 1971, published in The Rear Column and Other Plays, Methuen, 1978, Viking, 1979.
• Two Sundays, BBC, 1975, published in Otherwise Engaged and Other Plays, Methuen and Viking, both 1976.
• Plaintiffs and Defendants, BBC, 1975, published in Otherwise Engaged andOther Plays, Methuen and Viking, both 1976.
• Writings;Radio Plays
• The Rector's Daughter, 1992.
• Suffer the Little Children, 1993.
• With a Nod and a Bow, 1993.
• Writings;Other
• Colmain (novel), Faber and Faber, 1963.
• Simple People (novel), Faber and Faber, 1965.
• (Editor with Keith Walker) Selected English Prose, Faber and Faber, 1967.
• Little Portia (novel), Faber and Faber, 1967.
• (As Hamish Reade) A Comeback for Stark, Faber and Faber, 1969.
• An Unnatural Pursuit and Other Pieces (journal), Faber and Faber, 1985, St. Martin's (New York City), 1986.
• Plays, One (compilation), Metheun, 1986.
• How's That for Telling 'em, Fat Lady? (journal), Faber and Faber, 1988.
• Old Flames and A Month in the Country (screenplay), Faber and Faber, 1990.
• Fat Chance (memoir), Faber and Faber, 1995.

Further Reference

Books:

• Burkman, Katherine H., editor, Simon Gray: A Casebook, Garland Publishing, 1992.
• Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 32, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1991.
• Contemporary Dramatists, fourth edition, St. James Press (Detroit, MI),1988.
• Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volume 36, Gale, 1986.
• Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 13, British Dramatists since World War II, Gale, 1982.

Periodicals:

• Independent, May 8, 1996, pp. S8-S9; August 5, 1997, pp. S6-S7.
• New Statesman and Society, August 11, 1995, p. 40.
• Time, March 27, 1995, p. 75.
• Times (London), February 5, 1993, p. 13; May 17, 1996, p. 19.