
Simon Gray
Profile info
Known forWriting
GenderMale
Birthday21 October 1936
Died6 August 2008 (age 71)
Place of birthHayling Island, Hampshire, England, UK
Known credits27
Biography
British playwright, screenwriter, and novelist, best known for his deep and witty explorations of the human condition. His darkly comedic work often featured academic, middle-class characters caught in emotional or intellectual crisis, told with razor sharp dialogue. "It is a curious thing, being alive... It's like living in a room with a clock that ticks the wrong time, but there's no one around to tell you." His ability to balance humour with existential despair has earned him a lasting place in theatre. His contemporary Harold Pinter, directed several of his plays. Gray wrote novels, screen…

Trust
2018 · Jimmy

Two Nights
2006 · Cinematography

Femme Fatale
1993 · Writer

Unnatural Pursuits
1992 · Writer

Common Pursuit
1992 · Writer

Running Late
1992 · Writer

They Never Slept
1991 · Writer

Screen One
1989 · Writer

A Month in the Country
1987 · Screenplay

Quartermaine's Terms
1987 · Writer

After Pilkington
1987 · Writer

Screen Two
1985 · Writer

The Rear Column
1980 · Writer
Two Sundays
1975 · Writer
Plaintiffs and Defendants
1975 · Writer

Butley
1974 · Writer

The Man in the Sidecar
1971 · Writer

Play for Today
1970 · Writer
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Writer

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Writer
The Jazz Age
1968 · Writer

Spoiled
1968 · Writer

Sleeping Dog
1967 · Writer

ITV Playhouse
1967 · Writer

Death of a Teddy Bear
1967 · Writer

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Writer

The Wednesday Play
1964 · Writer
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