Christopher Cox (writer)
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Christopher Cox in Manhattan
, New York City
) was an American
writer
.
, is perhaps best known for his collaboration within The Violet Quill
. He later went on to become senior editor of Ballantine Books
.
He was also a man of the theatre. He appeared in William Shakespeare
's Two Gentlemen of Verona, and later worked at the Jean Cocteau Theater, New York City.
He died of HIV
in 1990.
His birth name was Ray Cox Jr.
Manhattan
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, New York City
New York City
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) was an American
United States
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Biography
Cox, who was gayGay
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, is perhaps best known for his collaboration within The Violet Quill
The Violet Quill
The Violet Quill was a group of seven gay male writers that met in 1980 and 1981 in New York City to read from their writings to each other and to critique them...
. He later went on to become senior editor of Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
.
He was also a man of the theatre. He appeared in William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's Two Gentlemen of Verona, and later worked at the Jean Cocteau Theater, New York City.
He died of HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
in 1990.
His birth name was Ray Cox Jr.