Curated playlist
American gay writers
- Richard PoirierLiterary critic Richard Poirier signed a 1968 pledge to refuse federal taxes. It was a protest against the Vietnam War.
- Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams wanted to be sewn into a canvas sack and dropped into the sea.
- Andy WarholAndy Warhol was shot at his Factory studio in June 1968 by a writer who had appeared in his film.
- Truman CapoteOn the 23rd of August 1984, Truman Capote boarded a flight from New York to Los Angeles with a granny-square baby blanket. A relative he called Sook had made it for him when he was small. Friends said he was seldom without it, even when he…
- Aaron CoplandComposer Aaron Copland planned one year of study in Paris with Nadia Boulanger but stayed three.
- W. H. AudenW. H. Auden died hours after reading his poems aloud in a Vienna hotel.
- James BaldwinThe FBI file on James Baldwin ran to 1,884 pages, gathered from 1960 until the early 1970s. In that era of surveillance of American writers, agents filled 276 pages on Richard Wright and 110 on Truman Capote. Henry Miller rated just nine.…
- RuPaulRuPaul is, in the words of Fortune, "easily the world's most famous drag queen." He has also been dubbed the "Queen of Drag," a title that fits a performer who works as a singer, television host, producer, writer and actor. Fame on that…
- Bruce VilanchWhen Jack Palance did one-armed push-ups at the 1992 Oscars, Bruce Vilanch wrote new jokes on the spot.
- Colman DomingoColman Domingo, an American actor, playwright and director, was named by Time magazine in 2024 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was born on the 28th of November 1969. Recognition on that scale arrived late in a…
- Justin SimienDirector Justin Simien paid for a film trailer with his own tax refund. Fans then gave $40,000 toward a $25,000 goal.