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Edward Gorey Videotape

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:11:20 -0800

Yarmouth, Cape Cod
Shot for the Mooncusser Films documentary with the late Edward Gorey, directed by Christopher Seufert.
© Mooncusser Films LLC

Edward Gorey Videotape #2

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:11:21 -0800

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Yarmouth, Cape Cod
Shot for the Mooncusser Films documentary with the late Edward Gorey, directed by Christopher Seufert.
© Mooncusser Films LLC

Edward Gorey : 1996

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:55:24 -0800

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At the Kettle Ho tavern in Cotuit, Cape Cod.
October, 1995
© Mooncusser Films LLC

Edward Gorey

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:55:24 -0800

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At the Kettle Ho tavern in Cotuit, Cape Cod.
October, 1995
© Mooncusser Films LLC

Theatrical Producer Carol Verburg

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:26:25 -0800

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Producer Carol Verburg, as interviewed for the upcoming Mooncusser Films documentary shot with the late illustrator Edward Gorey from 1996 to 2000.

Edward Gorey Actress Jane MacDonald

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:26:24 -0800

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Actress Jane MacDonald, as interviewed for the upcoming Mooncusser Films documentary shot with the late illustrator Edward Gorey from 1996 to 2000.

Edward Gorey's Cousin Ken Morton

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:26:25 -0800

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Edward Gorey's cousin, Ken Morton, as interviewed for the upcoming Mooncusser Films documentary shot with the late illustrator Edward Gorey from 1996 to 2000.

Edward Gorey Actor Eric Edwards

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:26:26 -0800

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Actor Eric Edwards, as interviewed for the upcoming Mooncusser Films documentary shot with the late illustrator Edward Gorey from 1996 to 2000.

Edward Gorey House Cat, The Late Ombledroom

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:44:43 -0700

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Yarmouth, Cape Cod
© Christopher Seufert Photography

July 26, 2012
YARMOUTHPORT — He might have been the most petted cat on Cape Cod, a white behemoth with a center part in the black splotch on his head.

For five years, Ombledroom — known as Pepper to his intimate friends — ruled the roost at the Edward Gorey House, delighting staff and visitors alike.

But alas, sometime Monday night this fixture of the museum dedicated to Gorey, the admittedly eccentric artist and illustrator, passed away. He was 12.

"Perhaps fittingly, he died in the very room Edward died in," museum curator Rick Jones said. "The upstairs living room."

The cat had shown no signs of illness. "A veterinarian said it was a heart attack," Jones said.

Adopted five years ago from the Animal Rescue League of Boston during the annual Gorey House pet adoption day, Ombledroom never knew Gorey, who died in 2000. But this fabled feline would certainly have fit in with the many cats Gorey had throughout his lifetime and that populated his quirky books and drawings.

He was named for an imaginary creature featured in "Utter Zoo Alphabet Book." Beneath the illustration, Gorey wrote, "The Ombledroom is vast and white, and therefore visible by night."

During his years in Yarmouthport, when his 19th-century house was covered in vines and overgrown, Gorey was known to keep cats, often up to half a dozen at a time. The major beneficiaries of the Edward Gorey Charitable Trust are nonprofit animal welfare organizations.

This Ombledroom arrived quite by chance five years ago.

"We were having an animal adoption day, and one of the employees walked into a tent, and there was this mammoth white cat all by himself," Jones said. "He weighed 28 pounds." Jones was hesitant, not out of worry about the contents of the house, but for the cat who would have to contend with many strangers in his domain.

"From the moment we hefted him onto a table in the house, he made himself at home," Jones said. "He jumped off the table, walked in and out of people's legs and explored every corner to be explored."

During the winter months when the museum is closed, Ombledroom made his home with Yarmouthport resident Doris Cipolla. She created a somewhat unorthodox but somewhat successful exercise program for Ombledroom, who lost five pounds during the five years of his reign as Gorey House cat.

"Doris would use treats to get him to jump from bed to bed," Jones said. "She'd toss a treat on a bed, and he'd jump for it. She'd toss another treat on the other bed and he'd jump there. Back and forth, back and forth."

Ombledroom will be long remembered, Jones said. This year's annual Fantastagorey, a day of games, reading and celebrations for children, will honor him, Jones said. The event runs from noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 4 and is free.

Ombledroom was buried Tuesday wrapped in a shroud made from one of Gorey's shirts. He now lies beneath a Southern magnolia next to the house — the one place he would dash, if a 23-pound cat can be said to dash on those rare occasions he would sneak outdoors.

Will there ever be another house cat to greet visitors at the Gorey House?

"Maybe. It's too soon to tell," Jones said. "It would have to be one very special cat. We'll know if we meet him."

Cape Cod: Edward Gorey House Cat, the late Ombledroom

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:42:29 -0700

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Filmmaker / Photographer Christopher Seufert in Edward Gorey's House

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:48:06 -0700

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Yarmouth, Cape Cod

Shooting Edward Gorey's work desk in his house the week of his death for the documentary shot with him from 1996 to 2000.

©Mooncusser Films

Edward Gorey's Desk and Office

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:53:23 -0700

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Yarmouth, Cape Cod. Taken the week of the late illustrator Edward Gorey's death during the production of our documentary with him from 1996 to 2000. Soon to be released- see more at www.EdwardGoreyFilm.com.

Edward Gorey Portrait

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:54:09 -0800

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Texture Sample
©Christopher Seufert Photography

Edward Gorey with Puppets

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:37:54 -0700

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Edward Gorey running through a scene for the film version of his Cautionary Tales for Children.

Prospective image for the book by
©Christopher Seufert Photography

Edward Gorey in His car (1999)

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:04:33 -0700

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Shot at Jack's Outback in Yarmouth as part of my documentary with him.

www.EdwardGoreyFilm.com

Edward Gorey Documentary Still Frame

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:13:58 -0800

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The Gashleycrumb Tinies Book Page

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:32:02 -0800

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Edward Gorey's Work Space & Desk

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:23:18 -0800

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I shot Edward Gorey's desk the week of his death on April 15, 2000 as part of a documentary I was doing with him about his everyday life. He did most of his illustrations over the last 20 years in this cramped space, taking breaks at the couch in his living room with Buffy the Vampire Slayer or some USA network movie on the tv.

Shot with a fisheye lens.

You can see info about the upcoming documentary here www.EdwardGorey.net.

Edward Gorey's Bedroom Window

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:56:22 -0700

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Edward faced the objects in his windows outwards, rather than inwards. This bust bears a surprising resemblance to the man himself.

Shot during production of our documentary with the late illustrator Edward Gorey from 1996 to his death in April, 2000. See www.EdwardGoreyFilm.com for more information, samples, and updates.

Edward Gorey Portrait

nobody@flickr.com (Chris Seufert) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:59:17 -0700

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October, 1996 at the leaky, old garage of the Cotuit Center of the Arts.

©Christopher Seufert Photography

Shot during production of our documentary with the late illustrator Edward Gorey from 1996 to his death in April, 2000. See www.EdwardGoreyFilm.com for more information, samples, and updates.