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Edward Gorey

...F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech.

About Me

Save a legacy, save a bit of hard-earned coin.The Edward Gorey House webstore is offering a special savings to Edward Gorey's Myspace friends. Simply visit the EDWARD GOREY HOUSE WEBSTORE and add "Goreydeal" to your checkout code and save 5% off your purchase.There's lots of Gorey swag, including lunchboxes, posters, calendars, Gorey books (including some specials!) and other Gorey must-haves as well some exclusive prints that you won't see anywhere else. Gorey left his entire estate to support Animal Welfare causes so the Edward Gorey Museum House survives on donations, memberships and gift store sales (including the web.)You can also learn about the upcoming Gorey Fest and Alpha Best auction on October 4th in Yarmouth Port, MA. There's a great auction as well as entertainment by some of Gorey's former friends and theatre mates.The world is a lot more interesting place with Edward Gorey's works in it. Please help support the efforts to keep his memory around for a very long time."The Edward Gorey House celebrates and preserves the life and works of Edward Gorey, an American author, illustrator, playwright, set and costume designer. In honor of his legacy, The House, owned and lived in by Gorey himself, displays his diverse and extraordinary talents and reflects his distinct personality. The House also honors Gorey's passion and concern for animals, raising awareness about local and national animal welfare issues. As a dedicated commemoration to Gorey, the House strives to educate and inspire its visitors, offering a unique introduction to Edward Gorey, the artist and person."
Taken from edwardgoreyhouse.org .

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(February 22, 1925–April 15, 2000) "A truly prodigious and original artist, Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000), gave to the world over one hundred works, including The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Doubtful Guest and The Wuggly Ump; prize-winning set and costume designs for innumerable theater productions from Cape Cod to Broadway; a remarkable number of illustrations in publications such as The New Yorker and The New York Times, and in books by a wide array of authors from Charles Dickens to Edward Lear, Samuel Beckett, John Updike, Virginia Woolf, H.G. Wells, Florence Heide and many others. His well known animated credits for the PBS Mystery series have introduced him to millions of television viewers. Gorey's masterful pen and ink illustrations and his ironic, offbeat humor have brought him critical acclaim and an avid following throughout the world."

Taken from edwardgoreyhouse.org .

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You can volunteer at Edward Gorey House by going here .

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As reflected through his works and his generosity to various animal welfare organizations, Edward Gorey was a great advocate of animals, large and small, all over the world.

The following are some of the organizations Edward expressed a fondness for in his lifetime.

The Edward Gorey House is proud to include these organizations in our mission to promote animal welfare:

Tufts Veterinary School
Grafton, MA

Bat Conservation International Foundation
Austin, Texas

Animal Rescue League of Boston - Cape Cod Branch
Brewster, MA

Xerces Society
Portland, OR

Taken from edwardgoreyhouse.org .