Christopher Cox (writer)
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| Born | Ray Cox Jr. 1949 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | 1990 (aged 40–41) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Christopher Cox (August 27, 1949 – September 7, 1990), born Ray Cox Jr., was an American writer.
Biography
Christopher Cox was born in Gadsden, Alabama. At 16, he worked for conservative Senator John Sparkman as a page, but would later found a local chapter of Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Alabama.[1]
In the 1970s, he moved to
Two Gentlemen of Verona, and later directed several plays at the Jean Cocteau Theater, New York City.[1][4]
He died of an AIDS-related infection in 1990.[4] His partner, William Olander, had died of the same disease in 1989.[5]
Works
- A Key West Companion, 1983
- Aunt Persian and the Jesus Man, assembled and edited by David Bergman in 1994[1]
References
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- ^ Currier, Jameson (May 1, 1994), "No Shrinking Violets", Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on March 3, 2016, retrieved August 3, 2008
- ^ Edmund White, 'EDMUND WHITE', A Boy's Own Story, London:Picador, 1994
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "William Olander, 38, Art Curator, Is Dead". The New York Times. March 21, 1989. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
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