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Nicholas Stuart Gray (23 October 1922, Scotland - 17 March 1981) was a British actor and playwright, perhaps best known for his work in children's theatre in England. He was also an author of children's fantasy; he wrote a number of novels, a dozen plays, and many short stories. Neil Gaiman has written that Gray "is one of those authors I loved as a boy who holds up even better on rereading as an adult".〔(Includes special guest review ), Neil Gaiman, 26 November 2005, NeilGaiman.com〕 Many other modern fantasy authors, such as Hilari Bell,〔(Author Interview with Hilari Bell from HarperCollins Publishers )〕 Cecilia Dart-Thornton,〔(Author Spotlight )〕 Kate Forsyth,〔(Kate Forsyth's blog )〕 Cassandra Golds,〔(Wheeler Centre page on Golds' "The Three Loves of Persimmon" )〕 Katherine Langrish,〔(Katherine Langrish's 5 Favourite Books )〕 Sophie Masson,〔(Boomerang Books interview with Masson )〕 and Garth Nix,〔(Garthnix - Interview 1: Sabriel )〕 cite Gray's work as something they enjoyed as children. Perhaps his best-known books are ''The Seventh Swan'' and ''Grimbold's Other World.'' Gray often produced adaptations or continuations of traditional fairy tales and fantasy works, as in his ''Further Adventures of Puss in Boots.'' His ''The Stone Cage'' is a re-telling of ''Rapunzel'' from a cat's point of view. ''Over The Hills to Fabylon'' is about a city whose king has the ability to make it fly off across the mountains if he feels it is in danger. Gray maintained a long-term collaborative relationship with set designer and illustrator Joan Jefferson Farjeon (niece 〔Joan Jefferson Farjeon papers, 1860-1992: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library〕 of Eleanor Farjeon and Harry Farjeon); she supplied the costume and scenic designs for many of the theatrical productions of his plays, as well as the illustrations of his books. ==Selected children's plays== * ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1951) * ''The Princess and the Swineherd'' (1952) * ''The Tinder Box'' (1954) * ''The Marvellous Story of Puss in Boots'' (1955) * ''The Imperial Nightingale'' (1957) * ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' (1969) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicholas Stuart Gray (23 October 1922, Scotland - 17 March 1981) was a British actor and playwright, perhaps best known for his work in children's theatre in England. He was also an author of children's fantasy; he wrote a number of novels, a dozen plays, and many short stories. Neil Gaiman has written that Gray "is one of those authors I loved as a boy who holds up even better on rereading as an adult".(Includes special guest review ), Neil Gaiman, 26 November 2005, NeilGaiman.com Many other modern fantasy authors, such as Hilari Bell,(Author Interview with Hilari Bell from HarperCollins Publishers ) Cecilia Dart-Thornton,(Author Spotlight ) Kate Forsyth,(Kate Forsyth's blog ) Cassandra Golds,(Wheeler Centre page on Golds' "The Three Loves of Persimmon" ) Katherine Langrish,(Katherine Langrish's 5 Favourite Books ) Sophie Masson,(Boomerang Books interview with Masson ) and Garth Nix,(Garthnix - Interview 1: Sabriel ) cite Gray's work as something they enjoyed as children.Perhaps his best-known books are ''The Seventh Swan'' and ''Grimbold's Other World.'' Gray often produced adaptations or continuations of traditional fairy tales and fantasy works, as in his ''Further Adventures of Puss in Boots.'' His ''The Stone Cage'' is a re-telling of ''Rapunzel'' from a cat's point of view. ''Over The Hills to Fabylon'' is about a city whose king has the ability to make it fly off across the mountains if he feels it is in danger.Gray maintained a long-term collaborative relationship with set designer and illustrator Joan Jefferson Farjeon (niece Joan Jefferson Farjeon papers, 1860-1992: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library of Eleanor Farjeon and Harry Farjeon); she supplied the costume and scenic designs for many of the theatrical productions of his plays, as well as the illustrations of his books.==Selected children's plays==* ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1951)* ''The Princess and the Swineherd'' (1952)* ''The Tinder Box'' (1954)* ''The Marvellous Story of Puss in Boots'' (1955)* ''The Imperial Nightingale'' (1957)* ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' (1969)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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