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Spalding Gray

SPALDING GRAY

  (1941 - 2004)
Nationality:    USA
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Spalding Gray was born in Rhode Island on June 5, 1941. His birth data and chart are under the Astrological section. I'll skip right to his writing and performances. All these are detailed on this site under Appearances and Books. He began in summer Theatre, and while he did appear in some, what I regard as awful porno flicks, he also was a major influence in NYC avant-garde' Theatre (Wooster Group). It was here that he began to perform and write monologues. these hilarious, yet often sad, stories of his personal life made him famous. the most famous is Swimming to Cambodia, an absolute must see film. Spalding also appeared in about 50 movies, and occasional TV appearances, all the way from Charlie Rose to Fran's therapist in the Nanny. He first and foremost thought of himself as an author. In 2001, he received brain damage in a car accident in Ireland. Previously, Spalding had struggled and spoke openly about depression and suicidal thoughts. It is my opinion that Spalding did not recover from the brain damage. On January 10, 2004, it is presumed that Spalding jumped from the Staten Island ferry. His body was found 2 months later. - http://www.spaldinggray.com/bio.php

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         47 Beds         8 X Gray         Booze, Cars And College Girls         Gray's Anatomy         In Search Of the Money Girl         India And After (America)         Interviewing the Audience         It's A Slippery Slope         Life Interupted         Monster In A Box         Nayatt School         Nobody Wanted To Sit Behind A Desk         Personal History Of the American theater, A         Point Judith: An Epilog         Rivkala's Ring         Rumstick Road         Sakonnet Point         Scales         Sex And Death To the Age 14         Spalding Gray: Stories Left To Tell         Stories Left To Tell         Swimming To Cambodia, PArts 1 And 2         Terrors Of Pleasure: the House         Three Places In Rhode Island         Travels Through New England

47 Beds

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1st Produced:
New York    1981

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in "Sex and Death to the age 14", Random house, New York, 1986   -

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8 X Gray

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New York    1982

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Booze, Cars And College Girls

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New York    1979

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in "Sex and Death to the age 14", Random house, New York, 1986   -

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Gray's Anatomy

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a theatrical monologue exploring traditional and alternative medicine

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1st Produced:
New York    1993

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Vintage, NY, 1994   -

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In Search Of the Money Girl

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written with Randal Levenson

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New York    1982

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aperture, New York, 1982   -

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India And After (America)

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Interviewing the Audience

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New York    1981

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It's A Slippery Slope

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New York    1996

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Noonday Press, NY, 1997   -

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Life Interupted

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Black Spot,    -

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Monologue

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Monster In A Box

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New York    1990

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Vintage, NY, 1992   -

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Nayatt School

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written with Elizabeth LeCompte

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New York    1978

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Nobody Wanted To Sit Behind A Desk

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New York    1980

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in "Sex and Death to the age 14", Random house, New York, 1986   -

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Personal History Of the American theater, A

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New York    1980

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Point Judith: An Epilog

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written with Elizabeth LeCompte

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New York    1979

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Rivkala's Ring

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Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov

1st Produced:
Urbana, Illinois    1985

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Contained in: "Orchards " published by Knopf 1986   978-0394745350

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Translation

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Rumstick Road

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written with Elizabeth LeCompte

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New York    1977

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Sakonnet Point

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written with Elizabeth LeCompte

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New York    1975

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Scales

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Northampton, Massachusetts    1966

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Sex And Death To the Age 14

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New York    1979

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Spalding Gray: Stories Left To Tell

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Words By Spalding Gray, Concept By Kathleen Russo. Part of Summer Solos Series. This is A celebration of the best in solo performance And shows by Acclaimed playwrights And performers

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Stories Left To Tell

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When Spalding Gray succumbed to depression and took his life in the winter of 2004, he left behind a loving family, a legion of devoted fans and an enormous body of work.Stories Left to Tell charts a uniquely personal journey through Gray's inimitable perspective and voice, featuring excerpts from his hilarious monologues juxtaposed with journal entries, poems, and other unpublished-and previously unperformed-writing.

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Words by Spalding Gray; Concept by Kathleen Russo

1st Produced:
Minetta Lane Theater, NY    2007

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eric Falkenstein and Michael alden Present a Naked angels Production

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Swimming To Cambodia, PArts 1 And 2

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New York    1984

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in "Swimming to Cambodia", Pan, London, 1987   -

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Terrors Of Pleasure: the House

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Cambridge, Massachusetts    1985

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Three Places In Rhode Island

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written with Elizabeth LeCompte

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New York    1978

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Travels Through New England

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Cambridge, Massachusetts    1984

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