Grumley, Michael

Michael Grumley, an author and illustrator, was born on July 6, 1941, and raised in Iowa. He received a BA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1964, followed by graduate courses at City College of the City University of New York and the University of Iowa's Writers Workshop, where he studied with Kurt Vonnegut. At Iowa, he met the writer Robert Ferro (1941-1988) who became his life partner and co-author; they primarily lived in New York, but spent periods of time in Rome and London. Grumley was affiliated with a literary group known as the Violet Quill, whose seven members are regarded as one of the strongest collective voices of the gay male experience in the post-Stonewall era. Grumley died in New York from AIDS-related complications on April 28, 1988 .

From the description of Michael Grumley papers, 1910-1988 (bulk 1963-1988). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702194345

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