George Whitmore

George Davis Whitmore (September 27, 1945 – April 19, 1989) was an American playwright, novelist, and poet. He also wrote non-fiction accounts about homosexuality and AIDS.

Early life George Whitmore was born on September 27, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. His parents were Lowell Whitmore and Irene Davis. He also wrote for The New York Times Magazine, the Gay Academic Union, and Gay Men's Health Crisis. homosexuality, disability, and coming of age.

In 1988, Whitmore and David Whittacre were awarded $47,000 after suing a Greenwich Village dental clinic for discriminating against them on the basis of their HIV status. The clinic shut down due to legal costs; although there were plans for it to be reopened as a nursing home for AIDS patients, this ultimately never happened.

Personal life and death Whitmore lived in Manhattan, and his longtime companion was Michael Canter. He died on April 19, 1989, at the New York University Medical Center.

Works Novels The Confessions of Danny Slocum (1980) Deep Dish (1980–1982) Nebraska (1987)

Plays The Caseworker (1976) Flight--The Legacy (1979) The Rights (1980)

Poetry Tricking. And Other Poems (1974) Getting Gay in New York (1976)

Non-fiction Someone Was Here: Profiles in the AIDS Epidemic (1988)