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  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts
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Edward Gorey was an American illustrator who created pen-and-ink drawings of beady-eyed, blank-faced Edwardian characters doing silly things.

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Edward Gorey was an American illustrator who created pen-and-ink drawings of beady-eyed Edwardian characters doing silly things. After being noticed in The New Yorker in 1959, his work found . He continued to write books - wordless, pop-up and matchbox-sized books - all with his famous macabre style. He was appreciated across media; Gorey won a Tony for costume design in 1978 for Dracula.

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