Richard Hall (writer)
Richard Hall | |
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Born | Richard Walter Hirshfeld November 26, 1926 New York City, New York |
Died | October 29, 1992 |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Genre | novels, short stories, drama |
Notable works | Couplings |
Richard Hall (November 26, 1926 – October 29, 1992), sometimes credited as Richard Walter Hall, was an American novelist, playwright and short story writer.[1]
Background
He was born in
Writing career
His first novel, The Butterscotch Prince, was published in 1975.[3]
As a book critic and essayist, he contributed to publications including
His other published books included the short story collections Couplings (1981), Letter from a Great Uncle (1985) and Fidelities (1992), the novel Family Fictions (1991) and Three Plays for a Gay Theater (1983), a compilation of his stage plays Happy Birthday Daddy, Love Match and Prisoner of Love.[3]
He died on October 29, 1992, in New York City, of
Legacy
He posthumously won a
Couplings was the subject of an essay by Jonathan Harper in the 2010 non-fiction anthology The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered.[7]
References
- ISBN 9780826417770. Chapter "Gay Male Literature", p. 433.
- ^ Claude J. Summers, "Hall, Richard" in glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Richard W. Hall, 65, an Author Who Specialized in Gay Themes". The New York Times, November 5, 1992.
- ^ "2005 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards". Gaylactic Spectrum Award Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Cast and Awards". Country People. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "Country People Gay Short Film". Secreto Films. August 20, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered Edited by Tom Cardamone". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, May 4, 2013.