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He also wrote a number of projects for learndirect including one entitled Where did the river go?, which is aimed at adults and children with reading and numeracy issues.Ĭorey's Coping With Books have been transformed into a number of television shows, starting as a one-off called "Coping with Grown-Ups" in 1994, followed by "Coping with Christmas" in 1995 as well as a six-part series ( Holidays, School, Cool, Relatives, Girls, Boys) broadcast over the 1997–1998 Christmas holiday. He later wrote a book for the American market - "Running for the bus", as well as two titles for the Oxford University Press reading scheme Project X.
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His other books included The A-Z of Absolutely Everything, The Life and Times of Cristóbal Colón Columbus Exposed a semi-accurate biography of Christopher Columbus, Palace Hill the Book (A book version of the Palace Hill TV series) and The Number 73 annual (An annual of a TV series, 1985).
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which are designed to be useful, containing tips on how to 'Cope' with certain subjects as well as being amusing. These included a musical adaptation of Spike Milligan's Badjelly the Witch.Ĭorey wote at least 30 books, the most enduring (1989–2002) being his book series Coping With.
' which won several awards.Ĭorey began writing in the early 1970s and wrote over 40 stage plays. This led to him writing TV scripts and books, including TV versions of his book series 'Coping with. He spent several years working with the Junior Television Workshop at Central (later Carlton) Television in Nottingham. In 1981 he played the famous comedian Tony Hancock in a TV play that he wrote himself for BBC2. He then took a similar role at the Redgrave Theatre in Farnham, where he stayed for eight years. It was at Worthing where he first started writing plays. After working in a number of repertory theatres, including Crewe for two years, he was appointed Young People's Theatre Director at The Connaught Theatre, Worthing. He later changed his name by deed poll, having apparently become confused by having two surnames.
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Due to the existence of the comedian Peter Cook, he changed his professional name to Peter Corey. On leaving college his first job was with the Unicorn Children's Theatre, touring the north of England and Scotland, finally being based at the New Arts Theatre club in London. He trained at the Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art from 1962 until 1965. Whilst attending the Edward Shelley School in Walsall, he took part in a school play and this inspired him to become an actor. His father Arthur Cook was a gardener and his mother Grace worked for the local Police. The final doodle was a collaboration with engineer Bradley Bossard, who transformed the already delightful animations into an interactive experience.Corey was born Peter Frederick George Cook in Walsall in the West Midlands in 1946. Stop-motion has always captivated me, and it requires so much care, time, and dedication – but watching it come together is incredible. The animations were produced by veteran industry professional Anthony Scott, who worked on such contemporary stop-motion classics as The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, The Corpse Bride, and Coraline. Together they went on many misadventures, learned valuable lessons, and delighted their audience.Īn unedited frame of animation, with the support arm still visible.įor this doodle we had the pleasure of working with Joe Clokey, Art's son, to ensure that we would do justice to Art's cherished characters. From left to right we have: the Blockheads, Prickle, Goo, Gumby, and Pokey. His innovation and his palpable love for animation soon led to the creation of The Gumby Show, starring the characters that feature in our doodle. His first student film, Gumbasia (1955), was highly abstract, but contained hints of the playful transformations prevalent in his later work. A pioneer of animation, he worked with clay to create dynamic stop-motion sequences that were entertaining as well as beautiful. A preliminary sketch for Art Clokey's doodle.Īrt Clokey, creator of The Gumby Show, led an incredibly fascinating life.
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