Christopher Cox (writer)

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Christopher Cox
Born1949
Died1990
Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Christopher Cox (August 27, 1949 – September 7, 1990, Manhattan, New York City) was an American writer. His birth name was Ray Cox Jr.

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 Manhattan and pursued a career with the SoHo Weekly News as both a writer and photographer.

Cox, who was gay,[2] is perhaps best known for his collaboration within The Violet Quill.[3] He later went on to become senior editor of Ballantine Books.[4]

He appeared in William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, and later directed several plays at the , 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Encyclopedia of contemporary LGBTQ literature of the United States. Nelson, Emmanuel S. (Emmanuel Sampath), 1954-. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Press. 2009. ISBN 9780313348594. OCLC 316146186.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Currier, Jameson (May 1, 1994), "No Shrinking Violets", Los Angeles Times, retrieved August 3, 2008
  3. ^ Edmund White, 'EDMUND WHITE', A Boy's Own Story, London:Picador, 1994
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Christopher Cox; Editor, 41
  5. ^ "William Olander, 38, Art Curator, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2017.


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