Christopher Cox (writer)

Christopher Cox
Born 1949
Died 1990
Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Christopher Cox (1949 – 1990 in Manhattan, New York City) was an American writer.

Biography

Cox, who was gay,[1] is perhaps best known for his collaboration within The Violet Quill.[2] He later went on to become senior editor of Ballantine Books.[3]

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.[3]

He died of HIV in 1990.[3] His partner. William Olander, had died of the same disease in 1989.[4]

His birth name was Ray Cox Jr.

Bibliography

References

  1. Currier, Jameson (May 1, 1994), "No Shrinking Violets", LA Times, retrieved August 3, 2008
  2. Edmund White, 'EDMUND WHITE', A Boy's Own Story, London:Picador, 1994
  3. 1 2 3 Christopher Cox; Editor, 41
  4. "William Olander, 38, Art Curator, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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