Curt Dawson
Curt Dawson (December 5, 1939 – January 13, 1985) was an American stage and television actor.
Curt Dawson | |
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| Born | December 5, 1939 Russell, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1985 (aged 43–44) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Emporia State University Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Early life
Curt Dawson was born December 5, 1939, in Russell, Kansas.[1][2] He graduated from Emporia State University in 1960,[1] and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, U.K.[2]
Career
Dawson became a stage actor on Broadway.[2] He played in Sleuth in 1973 and Absurd Person Singular in 1975.[2] He also played in The Boys in the Band,[1] as well as in Alice in Wonderland and The Royal Family alongside Eva Le Gallienne.[2]
On television, Dawson acted in As the World Turns, Guiding Light,[3] Another World, Search for Tomorrow, and The Adams Chronicles.[2]
Personal life and death
Dawson was gay; he had relationships with author Armistead Maupin and actor Ian McKellen.[4] He resided in SoHo, Manhattan, New York City.[2]
Dawson died on January 13, 1985, at the Bellevue Hospital in New York City.[2] Even though his obituary in The New York Times said he died of "complications resulting from cancer", Maupin says in his memoir, Logical Family, that he died of AIDS.[4]
References
- "Localettes". The Emporia Gazette. Emporia, Kansas. September 27, 1977. p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Curt Dawson, 43, Who Acted In Stage and TV Productions". The New York Times. January 15, 1985. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- Hirsch, Lynda (July 14, 1978). "Deep Water Doesn't Faze Curt Dawson". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. p. 36. Retrieved December 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- Maupin, Armistead (2017). Logical Family: A Memoir. London, U.K.: Penguin. pp. 141–142. ISBN 9780857523518.
Curt died of AIDS in 1985. By then, because of AIDS, I was a fierce foe of the closet, so it bothered me when his New York Times obituary reported that he had died of complications resulting from cancer." I suspect that was done for the folks back in Kansas.
