Raymond Storey | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Occupation(s) | playwright, television writer |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Notable work | The Saints and Apostles,The Glorious 12th,Iron Road |
Raymond Storey (born 1956 inBrampton,Ontario) is aCanadian playwright and television writer.[1] He is best known for his playsThe Saints and Apostles, which was a shortlisted finalist for theGovernor General's Award for English-language drama at the1993 Governor General's Awards,[2] andThe Glorious 12th, which won theDora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play in 1996.[3]
His other plays have includedSouth of China,Adventures in Turning Forty,The Last Bus,Angel of Death,Country Chorale,The Dreamland,Girls in the Gang andCheek to Cheek.[1]Country Chorale,Girls in the Gang andThe Dreamland were cowritten with composerJohn Roby.
For television, his credits have included episodes ofRoad to Avonlea,[1]Traders,Made in Canada,Wind at My Back,[1]The Guard,[1]King,Bomb Girls andGuidestones, and the television filmsBach's Fight for Freedom,Butterbox Babies,[1]Happy Christmas, Miss King,Open Heart, andIron Road.[4]
He was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series in 1996 forButterbox Babies,[5] and in 2004 forOpen Heart.[6] He won Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program in 1998 forThe Inventors’ Specials - Leonardo: A Dream of Flight.[7] He was a writer and producer onSearching for Vimy's Lost Soldiers, which was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as Outstanding History Documentary Program or Series in 2018.
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