David Wojnarowicz

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Birth Name: David Wojnarowicz

Born: 14 September 1954 Died: 22 July 1992

Country of origin: United States

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Greatest People (76 items)
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Published 11 years, 6 months ago

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Photographers (133 items)
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Published 15 years, 7 months ago

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Visual Artists (34 items)
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Published 10 years, 11 months ago

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Gay Famous! (153 items)
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Published 10 years, 5 months ago

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PHOTOS | Peter Hujar (8 items)
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Published 12 years, 7 months ago

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Description: David Wojnarowicz known more for his writing, art and AIDS activism than his acting. Born in Red Bank, New Jersey in 1954, into a terrible family setting. His father abused David and the rest of the family, occasionally brandishing a gun and shooting the house up. Left home by 16 and relocated to NYC. With no money or education he turned tricks in the city for money. At this point he also began using intravenous drugs. Once in NYC he began gathering a series of monologues from homeless people, hookers, drug addicts, and the like. He was able to find a publisher and these narratives can be found in "The Weight of the Earth&q ... (more)