Edward Gorey

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What Wikipedia says

Edward St. John Gorey (February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000) was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers.

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Image: Christopher Seufert, of Mooncusser Films (shot a documentary with Edward from 1996 to his death in April, 2000), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.