obituary
-
‘Privates on Parade’ creator Peter Nichols dies aged 92
Peter Nichols the distinguished British playwright,screenwriter, director and journalist has just died at the age of 92. He penned award winning plays such as A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1967), The National Health ( 1969), Forget-Me-Not-Lane ( 1971), Passion Play ( 1981, ) and Poppy ( 1982). He wrote Hearts and…
-
Gillian Freeman author of the groundbreaking queer book/film The Leather Boys has died aged 89
Gillian Freeman, the British author who in 1961 wrote the groundbreaking novel The Leather Boys has died aged 89.. The controversial novel which she published under the pseudonym Eliot George, was the a story of a gay relationship between two young working-class men, later turned into a film for which she wrote the screenplay, this…
-
Patricia Nell Warren author of legendary gay novel The Front Runner dies aged 82
Patricia Nell Warren an out lesbian and the author of some of the most legendary gay novels has died aged 82. In the not too distant past when gay men had no absolutely male role models at all the arrival of Patricia Nell Warren’s novel The Front Runner was a god send. Published in…
-
Is There a Straight Man In The House ? An appreciation of Kaye Ballard
The comedian, actress and nightclub performer KAYE BALLARD never really got the recognition or the parts that her enormous talent so deserved. However this deliciously funny lady was a true gay icon for all the wealth of her glorious performances including her turn with Eve Arden on the sitcom “The Mothers-In-Law,” seen on…
