Myron Brinig papers, 1947-1974.

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Myron Brinig papers, 1947-1974.

Letters to George Ellsworth, accompanied by a letter from Noel S. about Brinig's No Marriage in Paradise, two book jackets, a promotional piece for Singermann, and photographs of Ellsworth and of Brinig. Brinig's letters, most written from New York City, are detailed accounts of the life of a gay man in New York. Brinig writes of parties, friends, plays and movies he's seen, and of his attempts to get his work published. People mentioned in his letters include Eric Ambler, Erskine Caldwell, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Lynn Riggs, Cady Wells, and Tennessee Williams.

0.2 linear ft. (1 box)

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Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991

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American novelist. From the description of Letter : to Tony [Price], 1933 June 11. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122648369 Myron Brinig, a Jewish-American writer, published twenty-one novels between 1929 and 1958. He is remembered for being one of the first authors to create homosexual characters. A homosexual himself, he remained publicly closeted all of his life. Born in Minneapolis on December 22, 1896,...

Ellsworth, George.

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