Alistair Gray

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alistair Gray
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Dec 28, 1934(1934-12-28)
Age	90
Date Of Death	December 29, 2019, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Birthplace	Riddrie
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Alistair Gray Biography

Alistair Gray is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on December 28, 1934 in Riddrie, United Kingdom.

Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literature. His works of fiction combine realism, fantasy, and science fiction with the use of his own typography and illustrations, and won several awards.

He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1952 to 1957. As well as his book illustrations, he painted portraits and murals, including one at the Òran Mór venue and one at Hillhead subway station. His artwork has been widely exhibited and is in several important collections. Before Lanark, he had plays performed on radio and TV.

Alistair Gray Net Worth

Alistair Gray is one of the richest Novelist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alistair Gray 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gray’s father, Alexander, had been wounded in the First World War. He worked for many years in a factory making boxes, often went hillwalking, and helped found the Scottish Youth Hostels Association. Gray’s mother was Amy (née Fleming), whose parents had moved to Scotland from Lincolnshire because her father had been blacklisted in England for trade union membership. She worked in a clothing warehouse. Alasdair Gray was born in Riddrie in north-east Glasgow on 28 December 1934; his sister Mora was born two years later. During the Second World War, Gray was evacuated to Auchterarder in Perthshire, and Stonehouse in Lanarkshire. From 1942 until 1945 the family lived in Wetherby in Yorkshire, where his father was running a hostel for workers in ROF Thorp Arch, a munitions factory.

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Who is Alistair Gray Dating?

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Gray’s first plays were broadcast on radio (Quiet People) and television (The Fall of Kelvin Walker) in 1968. Between 1972 and 1974 he took part in a writing group organised by Philip Hobsbaum, which included James Kelman, Tom Leonard, Liz Lochhead, Aonghas MacNeacail and Jeff Torrington. In 1973, with the support of Edwin Morgan, he received a grant from the Scottish Arts Council to allow him to continue with Lanark. From 1977 to 1979 he was writer- in-residence at the University of Glasgow.

Facts & Trivia

Jack Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alistair Gray celebrates birthday on December 28 of every year.

In 1977–1978, Gray worked for the People’s Palace museum, as Glasgow’s “artist recorder”, funded by a scheme set up by the Labour government. He produced hundreds of drawings of the city, including portraits of politicians, people in the arts, members of the general public and workplaces with workers. These are now in the collection at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Is Alasdair Gray still alive?

December 29, 2019

Where is Alasdair Gray from?

Riddrie, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Who wrote poor things?

Alasdair Gray

Who painted Oran Mor?

Alasdair Gray is the Glasgow-born writer and artist responsible for the stunning ceiling mural in The Auditorium, one of the largest pieces of public art in Scotland, commissioned for Òran Mór by Colin Beattie.

Where did Alasdair Gray live in Glasgow?

She worked in a clothing warehouse. Alasdair Gray was born in Riddrie in north-east Glasgow on 28 December 1934; his sister Mora was born two years later. During the Second World War, Gray was evacuated to Auchterarder in Perthshire, and Stonehouse in Lanarkshire.