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Christopher Bram

Born

in Buffalo, NY, The United States

February 23, 1952

Website

http://www.christopherbram.com/site/Christopher...

Genre

Gay & Lesbian, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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Bram grew up in Kempsville, Virginia. After graduating from the College of William and Mary in 1974 (B.A. in English), he moved to New York City four years later. There, he met his lifelong partner, documentary filmmaker Draper Shreeve.

Bram's novel Father of Frankenstein, about film director James Whale, was made into the movie Gods and Monsters starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser. Bill Condon adapted the screenplay and directed. Condon won an Academy Award for his adaptation.

In 2001, Bram was a Guggenheim Fellow. In 2003, he received the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement. He currently resides in New York. ...more

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Christopher Bram’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 4,116 ratings · 500 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Father of Frankenstein 4.11 avg rating — 1,056 ratings — published 1995 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America 4.12 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hold Tight 3.82 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 1988 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Notorious Dr. August: His Real Life and Crimes 3.80 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lives of the Circus Animals 3.55 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surprising Myself 3.88 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1987 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exiles in America 3.57 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gossip 3.51 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Memory of Angel Clare 3.53 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1990 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of History: Unlocking the Past in Fiction and Nonfiction by Christopher Bram, Charles Baxter (Series Editor) 3.59 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We’re happier when the assholes are villains.”
― Christopher Bram, Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America

tags: assholes, gay, villains, writers

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“People assume that artists must talk about art and beauty and the sublime whenever we get together, but no, we usually talk about money.”
― Christopher Bram, The Notorious Dr. August: His Real Life and Crimes

tags: humour

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“It has been a marvellous age of invention: radio, aeroplane, electric light, the telephone, and fellatio.”
― Christopher Bram, The Notorious Dr. August: His Real Life and Crimes

tags: sexuality

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