Storey, David Malcolm 1933-
English dramatist and novelist

He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire. An art student and professional Rugby League player, he made a hit with his novel, This Sporting Life (1960). His later novels include Pasmore (1972), Saville (1976, Booker Prize) and Present Times (1984). His first play, The Restoration of Arnold Middleton, was staged at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1966. In Celebration (1969) was followed by The Contractor (1969), and Home (1970), a piece for four elderly characters who, it transpires, are the inmates of an asylum. The Changing Room (1971) deals with a rugby football team. Subsequent plays include Cromwell and The Farm (both 1973), Life Class (1974), based on his experiences as an art student, Sisters (1978), Early Days (1980), The March on Russia (1989) and Stages (1992). He published a collection of poems, Storey's Lives, in 1992.

Bibliography: J R Taylor, David Storey (1974)