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Ronald Tavel
Screenwriter, actor, and director (1936-2009) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 72
Ronald Tavel was an American gay screenwriter, director, novelist, poet and actor, best known for his work with Andy Warhol and The Factory and the Theatre of the Ridiculous. Tavel was the founder, with the director John Vaccaro, of the Playhouse of the Ridiculous.
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Andy Warhol Produced Harlot and Screen Test No. 1
Edie Sedgwick Ronald wrote Vinyl and Horse
Mario Montez Also in Harlot, Chelsea Girls and Hedy
Paul Morrissey Directed Chelsea Girls (1966)
Mary Woronov Ronald wrote Hedy (1966)
Gerard Malanga Also in Vinyl and Chelsea Girls
Billy Name Ronald wrote Harlot and Lupe- Marie Menken Also in The Life of Juanita Castro (1965)
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He received the Obie Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theater in 1969 for the musical drama Boy On the Straight-Back Chair. He also wrote a novel about the pederastic experiences of an expatriate in Tangier, Morocco, called Street of Stairs published by Olympia Press in 1968.
