Gorey, Edward (St John) (1925-2000)

US publisher, illustrator, writer, and designer. He established his own Fantod Press (1962) in order to publish his own distinctive work with its macabre subjects, Gothic illustrations, and black humour. As his books garnered a wider public, he was able to divide his time between New York and Cape Cod, Massachusetts In later years he became a stage designer working on such productions as Dracula (1977).

Gorey was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Harvard University in 1950, and by 1953 was working in New York City as a magazine staff artist. He continued to write and illustrate his books until his death.