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Ludlam, Charles
Born: 1943 AD
Died: 1987 AD, at 44 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actors, Entertainers
Died: 1987 AD, at 44 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Actors, Entertainers
1943 - Charles Ludlam, born on the 12th of April in Floral Park, New York. He was an American actor, director, and playwright.
1964 - He received a degree in dramatic literature from Hofstra University, by which time he had come out as gay.
1967 - He joined John Vaccaro's Playhouse of the Ridiculous, and after a falling out, became founder of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City.
1987 - He wrote one of the first plays to deal (though tangentially) with HIV infection; he was diagnosed with AIDS in March.
- He died of PCP pneumonia in St. Vincent's Hospital, New York on the 28th of May.
1964 - He received a degree in dramatic literature from Hofstra University, by which time he had come out as gay.
1967 - He joined John Vaccaro's Playhouse of the Ridiculous, and after a falling out, became founder of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City.
1987 - He wrote one of the first plays to deal (though tangentially) with HIV infection; he was diagnosed with AIDS in March.
- He died of PCP pneumonia in St. Vincent's Hospital, New York on the 28th of May.
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