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How groundbreaking gay author Edmund White paved the way for other writers • June 7, 2025, 12:02 AM ET (AP)
Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85 • June 4, 2025, 9:14 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Edmund Valentine White III
Born January 13, 1940 • Cincinnati • Ohio
Died June 3, 2025 (aged 85) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “A Saint from Texas” • “Caracole” • “Forgetting Elena” • “Hotel de Dream” • “Nocturnes for the King of Naples” • “Our Young Man” • “Skinned Alive” • “Terre Haute” • “The Beautiful Room Is Empty” • “The Farewell Symphony” • “The Joy of Gay Sex” • “The Married Man”

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