David Malcolm Storey (1933–2017) was an English novelist, playwright, and screenwriter known for his exploration of class, identity, and personal struggle. His background as a professional rugby player influenced his early works, which vividly depicted working-class life.
Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Storey attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School before earning a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art in London. To support himself, he played rugby for Leeds RLFC, an experience that shaped his first novel, This Sporting Life (1960,) which won the Macmillan Fiction Award and was later adapted into a film. His subsequent novels, including Flight into Camden (1961,) Radcliffe (1963,) and Pasmore (1972,) explored alienation and transformation. His novel Saville (1976,) an autobiographical account of a coal miner’s son breaking away from village life, won the Booker Prize.
Storey also gained recognition as a playwright, with works such as The Restoration of Arnold Middleton (1966,) The Changing Room (1971,) Home (1970,) and In Celebration (1969,) many adapted for television and film.
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The essence of true friendship is to make allowances for another’s little lapses.
—David Storey
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