Dennis Cooper
American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1953 · age 73
Dennis Cooper is an American novelist, poet, critic, film director, editor and performance artist.
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2007Sade PrizeAward2005Lambda Literary AwardAward1990Ferro-Grumley AwardAward1953Born10 January 1953
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Ed Asner Dennis directed Academy Boyz (1997)
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Donald Faison Dennis directed Academy Boyz (1997)
Christophe Honoré Directed Man at Bath (2010)
Wood Harris Dennis directed The Heart Specialist (2006)
Justin Whalin Dennis directed Academy Boyz (1997)
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He is best known for the George Miles Cycle, a series of five semi-autobiographical novels published between 1989 and 2000 and described by Tony O'Neill "as intense a dissection of human relationships and obsession that modern literature has ever attempted." Cooper is the founder and editor of Little Caesar Magazine, a punk zine, that ran between 1976 and 1982.
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United States
Category
Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
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Born 1953 · age 73
