Difference between revisions of "George Whitmore"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Playwright and author of gay fiction and member of The Violet Quill, the Gay Academic Union and the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Wrote two books of poetry, three plays, and three novels. Wrote for The New York Times Magazine, the New York Native, and Christopher Street. Novels include 'The Confessions of Danny Slocum' (1980), 'Deep Dish' (1980-1982), and 'Nebraska' (1987). Plays include 'The Caseworker' (1976), 'Flight-The Legacy' (1979), and 'The Rights' (1980). Author of the book 'Someone Was Here: Profiles in the AIDS Epidemic' (1988). Contributing editor and literary critic at The Advocate from (1974- | + | Playwright and author of gay fiction and member of The Violet Quill, the Gay Academic Union and the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Wrote two books of poetry, three plays, and three novels. Wrote for The New York Times Magazine, the New York Native, and Christopher Street. Novels include 'The Confessions of Danny Slocum' (1980), 'Deep Dish' (1980-1982), and 'Nebraska' (1987). Plays include 'The Caseworker' (1976), 'Flight-The Legacy' (1979), and 'The Rights' (1980). Author of the book 'Someone Was Here: Profiles in the AIDS Epidemic' (1988). Contributing editor and literary critic at The Advocate from (1974-1976). Died of AIDS. |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 9 March 2019
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1946 - 1989
Occupation
Writer, Playwright, Poet
Description
Playwright and author of gay fiction and member of The Violet Quill, the Gay Academic Union and the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Wrote two books of poetry, three plays, and three novels. Wrote for The New York Times Magazine, the New York Native, and Christopher Street. Novels include 'The Confessions of Danny Slocum' (1980), 'Deep Dish' (1980-1982), and 'Nebraska' (1987). Plays include 'The Caseworker' (1976), 'Flight-The Legacy' (1979), and 'The Rights' (1980). Author of the book 'Someone Was Here: Profiles in the AIDS Epidemic' (1988). Contributing editor and literary critic at The Advocate from (1974-1976). Died of AIDS.
Further Reading/Research
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/20/obituaries/george-whitmore-43-an-author-who-wrote-on-the-impact-of-aids.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/13/opinion/who-will-mourn-george-whitmore.html
- http://articles.latimes.com/1989-04-21/news/mn-2205_1_aids-epidemic-home-for-aids-patients-george-whitmore
- https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/124533.George_Whitmore
