Tributes are paid to the playwright and Booker prize-winning novelist celebrated for his collaborations with Lindsay AndersonDavid Storey, the British playwright, screenwriter and Booker prize-winning novelist, has died at the age of 83. David Storey obituary Read moreStorey was best known for his visceral debut novel, This Sporting Life (1960), which was based on his experiences as a professional rugby league player. He adapted it for an acclaimed 1963 film starring Richard Harris and directed by Lindsay Anderson, with whom Storey enjoyed a vital creative partnership. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Richard Harris in This Sporting Life. “Storey lay in wait for us on our next visit and proceeded to remonstrate,” remembered Michael Billington.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2017 14:01 UTC