Gray, Simon James Holliday, 1936-2008

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Gray, Simon James Holliday, 1936-2008

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        1936-2008

        History

        Gray, Simon James Holliday, son of James Davidson Gray MD, med. practitioner, of Chelsea, and Barbara Cecilia Mary, d. of George Holliday MB, med. practitioner, of Holloway; b. 21 Oct. 1936; adm. Sept. 1949 (W); left July 1954; Dalhousie Univ., Canada; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1957, BA 1960, superviser in English 1960-3, MA; lecturer, Queen Mary Coll. Lond. 1965-85; a novelist and playwright; stage plays include Wise Child 1968, Butley 1971, Otherwise Engaged 1975, The Rear Column 1978, Stage Struck 1979, Close of Play 1979, Quartermaine’s Terms 1981, The Common Pursuit 1984, Hidden Laughter 1990; CBE Jan. 2005; m. 1st, 1965 Beryl Mary Kerven; 2nd, 1997 Hon. Victoria Katherine Rothschild, d. of Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild GBE GM PhD ScD FRS, banker and scientist; d. 6 Aug. 2008.

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        GB-2014-WSA-08162

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        International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition

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        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1937 to Election 2015, Volume 5, London, 2017

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