David Malcolm Storey (13 July 1933 – 27 March 2017) was an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist and a former professional rugby league player. He was known for writing "This Sporting Life" and for screenwriting movie version. He also wrote plays most notably: "Home" and "The Changing Room". Storey also wrote "Flight into Camden" and his 1976 Booker Prize-winning novel "Saville".