David Storey

David Storey
Born	David Malcolm Storey (1933-07-13)13 July 1933 Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	27 March 2017(2017-03-27) (aged 83) London, England
Occupation	Novelist
Education	Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
Alma mater	Slade School of Fine Art
Genre	Novelist, playwright, screenwriter
Notable awards	Booker Prize (1976)
Spouse	Barbara Rudd Hamilton ​ ​ (m. 1956; died 2015)​

David Malcolm Storey (13 July 1933 – 27 March 2017) was an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a professional rugby league player. He won the Booker Prize in 1976 for his novel Saville. He also won the MacMillan Fiction Award for This Sporting Life in 1960.