Gallico, Paul -
Gambon, Michael -
Gaunt, Genevieve -
Gleeson, Brendan -
Goldenberg, Michael -
Goudge, Elizabeth -
Grahame, Kenneth -
GrandPré, Mary -
Granger, John -
Gray, Francesca -
Greenfield, Giles -
Griffiths, Richard -
Grint, Rupert -
Gupta, Suman
Gallico, Paul (1897 - 1976)
Paul Gallico is an author cited by JKR many times over
as amongst her favorites. She particularly noted her love of his novel
Manx Mouse
(1968) in an interview on the "Today Show" with Katie Couric (October 2000).
Extensive information about the life and works of this author is available
at:
http://www.paulgallico.info/
Gambon, Michael
Born in Ireland in 1940, Michael Gambon was cast to play the part of
Albus Dumbledore in
PA/f following the death of
Richard Harris
(see). Information about Gambon's career can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002091/.
Gaunt, Genevieve
Genevieve Gaunt was cast as
Pansy Parkinson in
PA/f. Further information can
be found at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1601354/
Gleeson, Brendan
Brendan Gleeson was cast as
"Mad-Eye" Moody in the
Harry Potter films.
Additional biographical details can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322407
Goldenberg, Michael
Michael Goldenberg was the screenwriter for
OP/f. He was also
the screenwriter for Contact (1997) and Peter Pan (2003).
Additional biographical details can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0325533
Goudge, Elizabeth (1900 - 1984)
Author of
The Little White Horse
(1947), a children's novel that JKR
cites as one of the influences on her own writing and her favorite book as
a child. Rowling says: "It was probably something to do with the fact
that the heroine was quite plain but it is a very well-constructed and
clever book and the more you read it, the cleverer it appears. And perhaps
more than any other book, it has a direct influence on the Harry Potter
books"
(Scot2002). An
extensive bibliography of Goudge's work can be found at:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/elizabeth-goudge/
Grahame, Kenneth (1859-1932)
Author of
The Wind in the Willows
(1908), a novel Rowling remembers
her father
gave to her and read to her when she was sick with the measles
in early childhood
(SS_JKRB).
Further information about Grahame can be found at:
http://www.online-literature.com/grahame/
GrandPré, Mary
GrandPré is the illustrator of Scholastic's United States editions of
the Harry Potter novels. She was educated at the Minneapolis College of Art
and Design. Please see her entry on
About the Artists for
more information about her life and work.
Granger, John
John Granger is the author of Looking for God in Harry Potter
(Tyndale House Publishers 2004) and
The Hidden Key to Harry Potter
(Zossima Press 2002). A graduate of the University of Chicago, Granger is
currently the "Harry Potter Professor" at Barnes & Noble
University, where one of his courses is on teaching children literature
through Harry Potter. He teaches at Peninsula College in Port Townsend,
Washington.
Gray, Francesca
She wrote Rowling's first-ever fan letter and addressed it to "Dear
Sir," confirming Christopher Little's belief that if Rowling used
her initials, it might make it appear as though the author were male.
Rowling says she has met Ms. Gray
(Scot2002).
Greenfield, Giles
Greenfield was the illustrator of the
Bloomsbury edition of
GF. Additional
examples of Greenfield's folio of artwork can be viewed at:
http://www.theartworksinc.com/folio/greenfield/greenfield.htm
Griffiths, Richard
Born on 31 July 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees, Cleveland, England,
Richard Griffiths was cast as
Vernon Dursley in the
Harry Potter films.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341743/
Grint, Rupert
Born on 24 August 1988 in a small town in Hertfordshire, England, Grint was
cast to play Ronald Weasley in the
Harry Potter films in 2000. Rupert Grint had no previous acting experience.
www.rupertgrint.net is a good source of additional information
about this talented young actor.
Gupta, Suman
Author of Re-Reading Harry Potter (Palgrave Macmillan 2003), Gupta
teaches at The Open University in the United Kingdom. His focus is on the
social and political implications of the worldwide Harry Potter phenomenon.
