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Edmund Valentine White III (January 13, 1940 – June 3, 2025) was an American novelist, memoirist, playwright, biographer, and essayist. He portrayed gay life with candor, shaping LGBTQ+ and gay literature after the Stonewall riots, and his work is noted for its depth and elegance. It includes the semi-autobiographical trilogy A Boy's Own Story (1982), The Beautiful Room Is Empty (1988), and The Farewell Symphony (1997). He also co-authored The Joy of Gay Sex (1977), promoting sex-positive discourse within an emerging LGBTQ community.

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Born	Edmund Valentine White III 13 January 1940 Cincinnati, USA
Died	3 June 2025 (aged 85) New York City
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Michael Carroll (American writer) 1965- American, Writer · m. ???? info edit

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