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Spalding Gray


Born
in Providence, Rhode Island, The United States
June 05, 1941

Died
January 01, 2004

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Entertainment

Influences
Ernest Becker ...more


Spalding Gray was an American actor, screenwriter, performance artist, and playwright.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 5,102 ratings · 442 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors
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Life Interrupted: The Unfin...
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The Journals of Spalding Gray
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Morning, Noon and Night
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“I knew I couldn't live in America and I wasn't ready to move to Europe so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City .”
― Spalding Gray
tags: new-york-city
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“It could drive you mad to wake up to the fact that your whole life has been about chasing some false goal.”
― Spalding Gray, Impossible Vacation
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“All the beautiful waitresses existed like eternal responsibilities.”
― Spalding Gray, The Journals of Spalding Gray
tags: beauty, desire, despair, diary, longing, monologue, self-enclosure, sex
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