Brass, Perry

Perry Brass, author and playwright, was born (Sept. 15, 1947) in Savannah, Georgia. He attended high school there and afterwards studied fine arts (for one year) at the University of Georgia. From 1965 to 1968 he was employed in the advertising field in New York City. During the early 1970's while a student at New York University he became active in the struggle for gay rights. He wrote numerous articles for the gay press. Some of his poems were also published in Come Out!: Selections from the Radical Gay Liberation Newspaper (N.Y., Times Change Press, c1970).

From the guide to the Perry Brass papers, 1968-1974, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Perry Brass was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1947. He graduated from New York University in 1974, having studied art education. As a gay playwright, writer, and essayist, Brass' most successful work was the theater piece "All Men" which was produced in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, in 1987 and 1988.

From the guide to the Perry Brass papers, 1968-1992, (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)

Author and playwright.

From the description of Perry Brass papers, 1968-2004. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936207

Author and gay rights activist.

From the description of Perry Brass papers, 1968-1974. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 77934442