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Mervyn Peake(1911-1968)

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Mervyn Peake was born on 9 July 1911 in Kiang-Hsi Province, China. He was a writer, known for Gormenghast (2000), Mr Pye (1986) and Spring and Winter (1951). He was married to Maeve Gilmore. He died on 17 November 1968 in Burcot, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
BornJuly 9, 1911
DiedNovember 17, 1968(57)
BornJuly 9, 1911
DiedNovember 17, 1968(57)
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Known for

Gormenghast (2000)
Gormenghast
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Derek Jacobi in Mr Pye (1986)
Mr Pye
7.6
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
Spring and Winter
5.0
  • Art Department
  • 1951
The Boy in Darkness
6.5
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2000

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  • Gormenghast (2000)
    Gormenghast
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • by
    • 2000
  • The Boy in Darkness
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2000
  • The Web (1987)
    The Web
    7.1
    Short
    • book
    • 1987
  • Derek Jacobi in Mr Pye (1986)
    Mr Pye
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • novel
    • 1986

Art Department



  • Spring and Winter
    5.0
    • artist
    • 1951

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 9, 1911
    • Kiang-Hsi Province, China
  • Died
    • November 17, 1968
    • Burcot, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Maeve Gilmore1937 - November 17, 1968 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • Fabian Benedict Peake,
  • Other works
    Novel: "Gormenghast," 1967.
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    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Article

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    Poet, novelist, painter, playwright and illustrator, best known for: 'Rhymes Without Reason', 1944; 'Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor', 1945; 'The Craft of the Lead Pencil', 1946; 'Titus Groan' (novel), 1946; 'Letters from a Lost Uncle', 1948; 'The Glassblowers' (poem) and 'Gormenghast' (novel) were awarded W.H.Heinemann Foundation Prize (Royal Society of Literature) 1950; 'Mr Pye', 1953; 'The Wit to Woo' (play), 1957; 'Titus Alone' (novel), 1959; 'The Rime of the Flying Bomb', 1962; 'Titus Groan' novel, 1967; 'A Reverie of Bone' (poems), 1967.
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    Art should be artless, not heartless.

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