Christopher Cox (writer)

American writer

Christopher Cox

Born|

Ray Cox Jr.

1949

Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.

Died| 1990 (aged 40-41)

Manhattan, New York, U.S.

Christopher Cox (August 27, 1949 – September 7, 1990), born Ray Cox Jr., was an American writer.

## Biography

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Christopher Cox was born in Gadsden, Alabama. At 16, he worked for conservative Senator John Sparkman as a page, but would later found a local chapter of Students for a Democratic Society at the University of Alabama.[1]

In the 1970s, he moved to Manhattan and pursued a career with the SoHo Weekly News as both a writer and photographer. Cox, who was gay,[2] is perhaps best known for his collaboration within The Violet Quill.[3] He later went on to become senior editor of Ballantine Books.[4] He appeared in William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, and later directed several plays at the Jean Cocteau Theater, New York City.[1][4]

He died of an AIDS-related infection in 1990.[4] His partner, William Olander, had died of the same disease in 1989.[5]

## Works

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* A Key West Companion, 1983
* Aunt Persian and the Jesus Man, assembled and edited by David Bergman in 1994[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Encyclopedia of contemporary LGBTQ literature of the United States. Nelson, Emmanuel S. (Emmanuel Sampath), 1954-. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Press. 2009. ISBN 9780313348594. OCLC 316146186.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)
2. ^ Currier, Jameson (May 1, 1994), "No Shrinking Violets", Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on March 3, 2016, retrieved August 3, 2008
3. ^ Edmund White, 'EDMUND WHITE', A Boy's Own Story, London:Picador, 1994
4. ^ a b c "Christopher Cox; Editor, 41". The New York Times. September 13, 1990. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
5. ^ "William Olander, 38, Art Curator, Is Dead". The New York Times. March 21, 1989. Retrieved August 1, 2017.

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