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- Birth nameEdmund Valentine White III
- Edmund White was born on January 13, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for La femme défendue (1997), XXI Century (2003) and Sex Positive (2008). He was married to Michael Carroll. He died on June 3, 2025 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseMichael Carroll(2013 - June 3, 2025) (his death)
- Formerly resided in France for 16 years, later resided in New York and was professor of creative writing at Princeton University. He was the author of 17 books, and a founder of the Gay Men's Health Crisis.
- He was awarded Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters and later Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Government of France for his services to literature.
- Though raised Christian Scientist, White was atheist.
- Described as the "first major queer novelist to champion a new generation of writers" and the "patron saint of queer literature", White received numerous honors, including the Lambda Literary's Visionary Award, the National Book Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction.
- His work emerged as part of an increasingly solidified and visible LGBTQ community, helping to reshape public narratives at a time when coming out was still a dangerous, even radical act.
- Most gay art before Stonewall was a form of apologetics.
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