- William Corlett
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name = William Corlett
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birthdate =October 8 1938
birthplace =Darlington ,County Durham
deathdate = death date and age|2005|08|16|1938|10|08
deathplace =Sarlat ,Aquitaine ,France
occupation =Novelist ,playwright
nationality = English
period = 1963–2004
genre = Children's fiction
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website =William Corlett (
October 8 1938 -August 16 2005 ), was an English children's writer, best known for his quartet of novels, "The Magician's House ", published between 1990 and 1992.Biography
Corlett was born in
Darlington ,County Durham . He was educated at Fettes College,Edinburgh , then trained as an actor at theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art . He worked as an actor while embarking on a literary career during the 1960s, and wrote plays and adult novels as well as the children's novels for which he is particularly remembered. Several of his works were adapted for the screen.Later in life he came out as
gay , and it was from his partner, Bryn Ellis, that he gained some of his inspiration for "The Magician's House".Citation
last =Tucker
first =Nicholas
title =William Corlett, writer: born Darlington, Co Durham 8 October 1938; died Sarlat, France 16 August 2005.
newspaper =The Independent
date =August 23 2005
url =http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article307668.ece
accessdate= 2007-07-09 ] Corlett died ofcancer atSarlat inFrance .Bibliography
Plays
* "Another Round" (1963)
* "The Gentle Avalanche" (1964)
* "Return Ticket" (1966)Novels
* "The Gate of Eden" (1974)
* "The Land Beyond" (1974)
* "Return to the Gate" (1975)
* "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1977)
* "Bloxworth Blue" (1984)
* "The Steps Up the Chimney"(1990)
* "The Door In the Tree"(1990)
* "The Tunnel behind the Waterfall"(1991)
* "The Bridge in the Clouds"(1992)
* "Now and Then" (1995)
* "Two Gentlemen Sharing" (1997)
* "Kitty" (2004)Non-fiction
* "The Hindu Sound" (1978)
* "The Christ Story" (1978)
* "The Islamic Space" (1979)References
External Links
* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/corlettwilliam.html Reviews of The Magician's House Quartet]
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