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Stanley Price
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Stanley Price
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| Born | 12 August 1931 London, England
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| Died | 28 February 2019 (aged 87) London, England
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| Occupation | Novelist, playwright and biographer |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Fenton (m. 1957) |
| Children | Munro Price |
Stanley Price (born August 12, 1931 – died February 28, 2019) was a British writer. He wrote many novels and plays. He also created stories for movies and TV shows starting in the 1960s.
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About Stanley Price's Life
Stanley Price was born in Stamford Hill, London, on August 12, 1931. His father was a doctor, and his mother's name was Gertrude. Even though he was born in England, Stanley felt a strong connection to Ireland. He went to school in Dublin, including Wesley College, and also in London and Cambridge.
Before starting his writing career, he served in the Army. After that, he studied History at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He began working as a journalist for Life magazine in New York from 1957 to 1960. When he returned to London in 1960, he wrote for many different newspapers and magazines.
Stanley Price's Novels
Stanley Price's first novel, Crusading for Kronk, came out in 1960. He then wrote several other novels, including A World of Difference (1961), Just for the Record (1962), and The Biggest Picture (1964). Many of his books were published in both the UK and the U.S. Some were even released as paperback books by Penguin.
Writing for the Stage
Stanley Price discovered he really enjoyed writing the conversations between characters in his novels. This led him to start writing plays for the theatre.
His first play, Horizontal Hold, was shown in London's West End in 1967. Another play, The Starving Rich, was a comedy about a health clinic. It became very popular in Germany, where it was called Ein Yoghurt fur Zwei. It was performed there for over fifteen years!
In 1982, his play Moving was a big success in London. Later, it was even turned into a TV series. In 1986, his play Why Me? was a dark comedy about losing your job. It featured a famous actor named Richard Briers.
Screenplays for Film and TV
Stanley Price also helped write many movie scripts. He worked on films like Arabesque (1967), which starred Sophie Loren and Gregory Peck. He also co-wrote Gold (1974) with Roger Moore, and Shout at the Devil (1976) with Lee Marvin.
Later, he mainly wrote original stories and adaptations for television. Many of these won international awards. For example, in 1996, his screenplay for Genghis Cohn won an American cable television award for best screenplay. It also won an award at the Rheims International Television Festival in 1995. His TV show Close Relations also won an award in 1991.
Stanley Price passed away on February 28, 2019, at the age of 87. He was buried in Highgate Cemetery in London. His son is Munro Price.
Stanley Price's Plays
- Why Me?, Strand Theatre, 1986–87.
- Moving, Queen's Theatre, London, 1982–83.
- The Two of Me, Jeanetta Cochrane Theatre, 1975.
- The Starving Rich (also known as Ein Joghurt für zwei).
- Horizontal Hold, Comedy Theatre, 1967.
Television Screenplays
- All Things Being Equal, ITV, 1970.
- Horizontal Hold, ITV, 1971.
- Moving, ITV, 1985.
- Close Relations, BBC2, 1990.
- Genghis Cohn, BBC2, 1995.
- Star Quality, BBC2, 1997 (adapted from Noël Coward short stories).
- A Royal Scandal, BBC2, 2002.
- Somewhere to Hang My Hat, Channel 4 and RTÉ, 2004.
Novels by Stanley Price
- The Biggest Picture, Michael Joseph, 1966.
- Me for Posterity, Vanguard, 1965.
- Just for the Record, Michael Joseph (Penguin), 1964.
- A World of Difference, Michael Joseph (Penguin), 1963.
- Crusading for Kronk, Gollancz/Putnam's. U.S., 1961.
Non-Fiction Books
- Somewhere to Hang My Hat: An Irish Jewish Journey (New Island Books, 2003). This book was short-listed for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize in 2004.
- The Road to Apocalypse: The Extraordinary Journey of Lewis Way. Written with Munro Price. (Notting Hill Editions, 2012). This book was also short-listed for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize in 2013.
- James Joyce and Italo Svevo—The Story of a Friendship. (Somerville Press & Peter Owen, 2016).
Stanley Price also wrote often for The Oldie magazine.
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Stanley Price's grave at Highgate Cemetery
