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Edmund White

Edmund White

Born: 1940-01-13 • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Edmund Valentine White III (born January 13, 1940) is an American novelist, memoirist, and an essayist on literary and social topics. Much of his writing is on the theme of same-sex love. His books include The Joy of Gay Sex, written with Charles Silverstein (1977); his trilogy of semi-autobiographic novels, A Boy's Own Story (1982), The Beautiful Room Is Empty (1988) and The Farewell Symphony (1997); and his biography of Jean Genet. [Source: Wikipedia]

Filmography
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy poster
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
2023 • Self
The Spark: The Origins of Pride poster
The Spark: The Origins of Pride
2019 • Self
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict poster
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
2015 • Self
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open poster
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013 • Self
Edmund White: Other States of Desire poster
Edmund White: Other States of Desire
2010
Sex Positive poster
Sex Positive
2009 • Self