Eric Marcus

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Eric Marcus (born November 12, 1958 in New York ) is an American non-fiction author . His work is mainly concerned with LGBT issues. Other topics he writes about are suicide and - inspired by his grandmother - pessimism.

Life

He grew up in Kew Gardens , a neighborhood in Queens , and has an older sister and a younger brother. graduated in 1980 from Vassar College , where his main focus was urban studies ("Urban Studies"). In 1984 he graduated with a Masters from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and in October 2003 a Masters in real estate development from Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation . In between he was production manager for the programs "CBS Morning News" and later "Good Morning America" ​​on ABC . He lives in Manhattan with his long-time partner .

The book Breaking the Surface , a co-written autobiography of gay Olympic athlete Greg Louganis was for 5 weeks in the list of New York Times bestseller and made it to number one. With the book Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights 1945-1990 , which arose from interviews with contemporary witnesses, Marcus won the Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the American Library Association in 1993 . It was adapted for the stage by Matthew Crehan Higgins and premiered in January 2005 in Buffalo at the Buffalo United Artists / Main Street Cabaret .

Works

  • Pessimisms: Famous (and not so famous) Observations, Quotations, Thoughts, and Ruminations on What to Expect When You're Expecting the Worst (CDS Books, 2003)
  • Making Gay History The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian & Gay Equal Rights ( HarperCollins , 2002)
  • What If Someone I Know Is Gay? Answers to Questions About Gay & Lesbian People (Penguin Putnam - Price, Stern, Sloan, 2000)
  • Together Forever: Gay & Lesbian Couples Share Their Secrets for Lasting Happiness (Anchor, 1998, 1999)
  • Icebreaker: The Autobiography of US Figure Skating Champion Rudy Galindo (Pocket Books, 1997)
  • Why Suicide? Answers to 200 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Suicide (HarperSanFrancisco, 1996)
  • Breaking the Surface ( Random House , 1995; Plume, 1996)
  • Is it a choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay & Lesbian People (HarperSF, 1993,1999, 2005)
  • Expect the Worst (You Won't Be Disappointed) (HarperSF, 1992)
  • Making History The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945 to 1990 (HarperCollins, 1992)
  • The Male Couple's Guide Finding a Man, Making a Home, Building a Life (HarperCollins, 1988, 1992, 1999)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Love Barton: Eric Marcus  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / larger-than-life-glbt-heroes.wikispaces.com   , larger-than-life-glbt-heroes.wikispaces.com, as of April 15, 2006
  2. ↑ Penguin Group - New Zealand - Eric Marcus ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 2004  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.penguin.co.nz
personal data
SURNAME Marcus, Eric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City