Nicholas Stuart Gray (born Phyllis Loriot Hatch; 23 October 1912 – 17 March 1981) was a British actor and playwright perhaps best known for his work in children's theatre in England. He was also an author of children's fantasy; he wrote a number of novels, a dozen plays, and many short stories. Gray worked as an actor during the 1930s. He began presenting as male around 1939, and underwent a medical transition in 1959.[1]Neil Gaiman has written that Gray "is one of those authors I loved as a boy who holds up even better on rereading as an adult".[2] Many other modern fantasy authors, such as Cecilia Dart-Thornton,[3]Kate Forsyth,[4]Cassandra Golds,[5]Sophie Masson,[6] and Garth Nix,[7] cite Gray's work as something they enjoyed as children.
Perhaps his best-known books are The Seventh Swan and Grimbold's Other World. Gray often produced adaptations or continuations of traditional fairy tales and fantasy works, as in his Further Adventures of Puss in Boots. His The Stone Cage is a re-telling of Rapunzel from a cat's point of view. Over the Hills to Fabylon is about a city whose king has the ability to make it fly off across the mountains if he feels it is in danger.
Gray maintained a long-term collaborative relationship with set designer and illustrator Joan Jefferson Farjeon, who supplied the costume and scenic designs for many of the theatrical productions of his plays, as well as the illustrations for most of his printed plays and for the novel version of The Seventh Swan.
The Sorcerer's Apprentices (1986) (picture book of a story from Mainly in Moonlight)
Novels for adultsedit
Killer's Cookbook (1976)
Nonfictionedit
The Boys: Cats with Everything (1968)
Poetryedit
Facets: Poems and Pictures (1977)
Referencesedit
^Clute, John (27 March 2023). "Gray, Nicholas Stuart". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^"Includes special guest review". neilgaiman.com. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^. futurefiction.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017.
^"Books I've been reading in 2011". kateforsyth.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2016.[dead link]
^Golds, Cassandra. . Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.
^"The Boomerang Books Blog | Five Very Bookish Questions with author Sophie Masson". Boomerang Books. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
Nicholas Stuart Gray at Library of Congress, with 13 library catalogue records
April 13, 2024
nicholas, stuart, gray, headmaster, eton, nicholas, grey, born, phyllis, loriot, hatch, october, 1912, march, 1981, british, actor, playwright, perhaps, best, known, work, children, theatre, england, also, author, children, fantasy, wrote, number, novels, doze. For the headmaster of Eton see Nicholas Grey Nicholas Stuart Gray born Phyllis Loriot Hatch 23 October 1912 17 March 1981 was a British actor and playwright perhaps best known for his work in children s theatre in England He was also an author of children s fantasy he wrote a number of novels a dozen plays and many short stories Gray worked as an actor during the 1930s He began presenting as male around 1939 and underwent a medical transition in 1959 1 Neil Gaiman has written that Gray is one of those authors I loved as a boy who holds up even better on rereading as an adult 2 Many other modern fantasy authors such as Cecilia Dart Thornton 3 Kate Forsyth 4 Cassandra Golds 5 Sophie Masson 6 and Garth Nix 7 cite Gray s work as something they enjoyed as children Nicholas Stuart GrayBornPhyllis Loriot Hatch 1912 10 23 October 23 1912London EnglandDiedMarch 17 1981 1981 03 17 aged 68 London EnglandOccupationsPlaywrightauthoractorPerhaps his best known books are The Seventh Swan and Grimbold s Other World Gray often produced adaptations or continuations of traditional fairy tales and fantasy works as in his Further Adventures of Puss in Boots His The Stone Cage is a re telling of Rapunzel from a cat s point of view Over the Hills to Fabylon is about a city whose king has the ability to make it fly off across the mountains if he feels it is in danger Gray maintained a long term collaborative relationship with set designer and illustrator Joan Jefferson Farjeon who supplied the costume and scenic designs for many of the theatrical productions of his plays as well as the illustrations for most of his printed plays and for the novel version of The Seventh Swan Contents 1 Bibliography 1 1 Theatre 1 1 1 Plays for children 1 2 Prose 1 2 1 Novels for children 1 2 2 Short fiction for children 1 2 2 1 Collections 1 2 2 2 Other short fiction 1 2 3 Novels for adults 1 2 4 Nonfiction 1 3 Poetry 2 References 3 External linksBibliography editTheatre edit Plays for children edit Beauty and the Beast 1951 The Princess and the Swineherd 1952 The Tinder Box 1954 The Hunters and the Henwife 1954 The Marvellous Story of Puss in Boots 1955 New Clothes for the Emperor 1957 The Imperial Nightingale 1957 The Other Cinderella 1958 The Seventh Swan A Play 1962 The Stone Cage A Play 1963 New Lamps for Old 1968 Gawain and the Green Knight 1969 Prose edit Novels for children edit Over the Hills to Fabylon 1954 Down in the Cellar 1961 The Seventh Swan A Novel 1962 Grimbold s Other World 1963 The Stone Cage A Novel 1963 The Apple Stone 1965 The Further Adventures of Puss in Boots 1971 The Wardens of the Weir 1978 The Garland of Filigree 1979 Short fiction for children edit Collections edit Mainly in Moonlight 1965 twelve short stories The Edge of Evening 1976 eight short stories A Wind from Nowhere 1978 nine short stories Other short fiction edit The Sorcerer s Apprentices 1986 picture book of a story from Mainly in Moonlight Novels for adults edit Killer s Cookbook 1976 Nonfiction edit The Boys Cats with Everything 1968 Poetry edit Facets Poems and Pictures 1977 References edit Clute John 27 March 2023 Gray Nicholas Stuart The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Archived from the original on 25 September 2023 Retrieved 4 February 2024 Includes special guest review neilgaiman com 26 November 2005 Retrieved 29 April 2022 Author Spotlight An Interview with Cecilia Dart Thornton August 2001 futurefiction com Archived from the original on 7 July 2017 Books I ve been reading in 2011 kateforsyth com au Retrieved 9 June 2016 dead link Golds Cassandra The Three Loves of Persimmon Wheeler Centre Archived from the original on 6 October 2012 The Boomerang Books Blog Five Very Bookish Questions with author Sophie Masson Boomerang Books 30 August 2012 Retrieved 29 April 2022 Garthnix Interview 1 Sabriel garthnix co uk Retrieved 9 June 2016 dead link External links editNicholas Stuart Gray at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Nicholas Stuart Gray at Library of Congress with 13 library catalogue records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nicholas Stuart Gray amp oldid 1211837921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
