Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers. Wikipedia
Born: February 22, 1925, Chicago, IL
Died: April 15, 2000 (age 75 years), Emergency Center at Cape Cod Hospital, Barnstable, MA
Influenced by: Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Agatha Christie, and more
Period: Surrealism
Movies: The Last Days of Edward Gorey
Education: Harvard University (1946–1950), School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1943–1943), and Francis W. Parker School
Books