Christopher Bram

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Christopher Bram (born 1952, Buffalo, New York) is a writer.

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[edit] Life and work

Bram grew up in Kempsville, Virginia (outside Norfolk), where he was a paperboy and an Eagle Scout. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1974 (B.A. in English). He moved to New York City in 1978.

Many critics have noted that Bram's writing exhibits a deep understanding of human nature as well as society's impact on individual lives -– both gay and straight -– during the past century.[citation needed] He has written nine novels and had numerous articles and essays published. He has also written several screenplays, including two shorts that were directed by his partner, Draper Shreeve.

His novel Father of Frankenstein, about film director James Whale, was made into the movie Gods and Monsters starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser. Bill Condon adapted the screenplay and directed. Condon won an Academy Award for his adaptation.

In May 2003, Bram received the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement. He currently resides in New York.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Novels

  • Surprising Myself (1987)
  • Hold Tight (1988)
  • In Memory of Angel Clare (1989)
  • Almost History (1992)
  • Father of Frankenstein (1995)
  • Gossip (1997)
  • The Notorious Dr. August: His Real Life and Crimes (2000)
  • Lives of the Circus Animals (2003)
  • Exiles in America (2006)

[edit] Essays

  • "Perry Street, West Greenwich Village" in Hometowns: Gay Men Write About Where They Belong edited by John Preston, 1990
  • "Slow Learners" in Boys Like Us: Gay Writers Tell Their Coming Out Stories edited by Patrick Merla, 1996
  • "A Queer Monster: Henry James and the Sex Question" in James White Review, 2003
  • "Delicate Monsters" in I Do, I Don't: Queers on Marriage edited by Greg Wharton and Ian Phillips, 2004
  • "Homage to Mr. Jimmy" in Gods and Monsters (new edition of Father of Frankenstein), 2005
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