William Corlett
Born8 October 1938
Darlington, County Durham
Died16 August 2005(2005-08-16) (aged 66)
Sarlat, Aquitaine, France
OccupationNovelist, playwright
NationalityEnglish
Period1963–2004

William Corlett (8 October 1938 – 16 August 2005), was an English author, best known for his quartet of children's 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 the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

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.[1] Corlett died at Sarlat in France.[1]

Bibliography

Plays

Teleplay

Novels

Non-fiction

References

  1. ^ a b Tucker, Nicholas (23 August 2005), "William Corlett, writer: born Darlington, Co Durham 8 October 1938; died Sarlat, France 16 August 2005.", The Independent, archived from the original on 1 October 2007, retrieved 9 July 2007
  2. ^ Phillips, Sian (24 August 2005). "Barriers". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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