Celebrities on AIDS Quilt
Sam Damon
> From: Sam Damon <da...@dorsai.org>
> Subject: Re: DOB info. on famous gay/lesbian persons
>
> > Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 22:13:37 -0600
> > From: J. David Kopp <xan...@cdmnet.com>
> > Subject: DOB info. on famous gay/lesbian persons
> >
> > Where can I get birthdate information on people like David Mixner,
> > Michelangelo Signorile, Candice Gingrich, Doug Stevens, Alan Schind-
> > [ ... ]
> > Todd Oldham, Jean-Paul Gaultier, etc. I know that several of
> > these people are already dead (for a variety of reasons).
>
> An interestng way to find the birthdates of celebrities who died of AIDS is
> through The Names Project AIDS Quilt. Several famous people -- including
> porn stars -- have panels made for them which include an exact birthdate.
According to my sources, these late celebrities are represented in the Names
Project AIDS Quilt. Although their birth/death years are almost certainly
on the quilt, I don't know if an exact birthdate would be. If I remember
correctly, most panels did list all data.
Celebrities Represented in the AIDS Quilt
(I don't know if they were all gay)
1. Michael Bennett, director/choreographer
2. Mel Boozer, black gay activists
3. Arthur Bressan, Jr., filmmaker
4. Roy Cohn, attorney and all-around jerk
5. Perry Ellis, fashion designer
6. Dan Eicholtz, cartoonist
7. Wayland Flowers, comedian/puppeteer/ventriloquist
8. Michel Foucault, philosopher
9. Philip-Dimitri Galas, playwright
10. Keith Haring, artist
11. Rock Hudson, actor
12. Liberace, performer
13. Charles Ludlum, actor/director/playwright
14. Robert Mapplethorpe, artist/photographer
15. Leonard Matlovich, gay veteran/activist
16. Stewart McKinney, US Congressman (R-Conn)
17. Court Miller, actor
18. Ed Mock, choreographer
19. Klaus Nomi, performance artist
20. Max Robinson, African-American ABC News anchor
21. Jerry Smith, Washington Redskin
22. Willi Smith, African American fashion designer of WilliWear
23. Christopher Stryker, actor
24. Stephen Stucker, actor
25. Sylvester, African American disco singer
26. Dr. Tom Waddell, US Olympic decathlete and founder of the Gay Games
27. Ryan White, teen AIDS activist (I know he wasn't gay)
28. Ricky Wilson, guitarist with the B-52's
Sam Damon
> From: GEM...@SDcampus.com <GEM...@sdcampus.com>
>
> What about the lead singer of "Queens", a rock group? Also, the
> Russian ballet dancer who appeared in "Money Pit".
>
> Mike's Graphics
> e-mail gem...@SDcampus.com
I don't know if either Freddie Mercury of the band "Queen" or the ballet
dancer, whose name escapes me (I don't think it was Nureyev, who did die of
AIDS), have panels created in their memory. Many more celebrities have died
from AIDS than are accounted for by the Names Project AIDS Quilt. I must
also admit that my resources are often out of date.
Several years ago, a registry was created in NYC for performers and artists
who have died of AIDS. I'm not sure whatever became of it.
Thanks for your input!