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The article profiles Lanford Wilson, one of the pioneers in the creation of a gay American theater. Wilson was born in Lebanon, Missouri, on April 13, 1937 and moved to New York in 1962, where he quickly became associated with the burgeoning avant-garde theater movement in Greenwich Village. He first reached Broadway with "The Gingham Dog" in 1968.

Information on gay British playwright Joe Orton born in Leicester, England, on January 1, 1933 is presented. Orton worked variously as an actor and stage manager for several years before he was sent to prison for six months for defacing books borrowed from public libraries. Orton wrote his first novel "Head to Toe" in 1971 after being released from jail.

Information about the playwright Lanford Wilson is presented. Wilson was born April 13, 1937 in Lebanon, Missouri to Ralph Eugene and Violetta Tate Wilson. His interest in theater started during his childhood days but was not given the greater chance to pursue it until he reached the age 25. The plays he had written depict the life of gay community including "The Gingham Dog," "Balm in Gilead" and "Burn This."

A profile of gay British playwright John Kingsley Orton is presented. After joining various local theatrical companies, Orton took elocution lessons to control his accent. Orton's life and death have been the theme of three plays including Simon Moss's "Cock-Ups," Lanie Robertson's "Nasty Little Secrets," and John Lahr's "Diary of a Somebody." It states that Orton is seen as an important figure in the LGBT literary movement.

A profile of author and playwright Lanford Wilson is presented. Information on his birth, birthplace, educational background, family background, major achievements, style of work and career moves is presented. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for the play "Talley's Folly." Some of his other works include "Lemon Sky," and "The Gingham Dog."

A profile of gay British playwright Joe Orton, an important precursor of the homosexual literary movement, is presented. Information on his birth, birthplace, educational background, family background, major achievements, style of work and career moves is presented. Orton's first play, "The Ruffian on the Stair," is based on Harold Pinter's early work.

A profile of playwright Lanford Wilson is presented. Information on his birth, birth place, educational background and family background is presented. Wilson was born in Lebanon, Missouri, on April 13, 1937. Wilson lived in Chicago for six years, working as an artist for an advertising agency and taking a playwrighting course at a University of Chicago extension. His early plays were produced at Caffe Cino and the La Mama Experimental Theater Club.

A profile of gay British playwright Joe Orton is presented. Orton is an important precursor of the homosexual literary movement. In one of her novel "Loot," Orton focuses on the homosexual character Hal, who robs banks and even uses his own dead mother's corpse as a vehicle for his underhanded, criminal enterprises. Orton's first play, "The Ruffian on the Stair," was focused on gay culture.

The gay British playwright Joe Orton, an important precursor of the queer literary movement, is perhaps the finest writer of farce in the twentieth century. John Kingsley Orton was born in Leicester, England, on January 1, 1933, the son of William and Elsie Orton. He was the oldest of five children and grew up in a working-class neighborhood where his father was a gardener for the city of Leicester. As a student, he was mediocre at best.

Information on novelist and short story writer David Leavitt born on June 23, 1961, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is presented. Leavitt is one of the brightest stars of the gay literary world. Leavitt through his first novel, "The Lost Language of Cranes" confronts his own sexuality and comes in terms with his homosexuality.

The article presents information related to playwright Harvey Fierstein. It is stated that Fierstein is one of the finest gay male playwrights currently working in the U.S. theater and was educated in the Brooklyn public schools. It is noted that Fierstein has achieved a celebrity that transcends the world of New York avant-garde theater as a visible spokesperson for gay people, queer theater and AIDS causes.

A profile of novelist and short story writer David Leavitt is presented. Leavitt, who was born on June 23, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been considered one of the brightest stars of gay literature. His published works include the short story "Territory," and the novels "The Lost Language of Cranes," and "Equal Affections." Leavitt has also worked as a foreign writer-in-residence at the Institute of Catalan Letters in Barcelona, Spain.

A profile of award-winning American gay playwright and performer Harvey Fierstein who was born on June 6, 1954 is presented. Fierstein is considered as one of the most accomplished and finest gay playwrights in the American theater. During the early 1970s, Fierstein is cited to have appeared as a gay performer in various clubs in New York City area. He is known for his first appearance as lesbian in the play "Pork" in 1971. His works include "Garbo Talks,"Mrs. Doubtfire," and "Safe Sex."

A profile of novelist and short story writer David Leavitt is presented. He is one of the known figures of modern gay literature. Information on his birth, birthplace, educational background, family background, major achievements, and style of work is presented. Some of his works include "Family Dancing," "The Lost Language of Cranes," and "Equal Affections."

Information about gay male playwright Harvey Fierstein is presented. He was born on June 6, 1954, in Brooklyn and his earliest plays were set in New York. He acted in films like "Garbo Talks," "The Harvest," and "The Haunted Host." It is stated that Fierstein is one of the finest gay male playwrights working in the U.S. theater today.

A profile of novelist and short story writer David Leavitt is presented. Leavitt was born on June 23, 1961, in Pittsburgh and grew up in Palo Alto, California. Leavitt attended Yale University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1983 with a Bachelor in Arts in English. While still a student at Yale, he published short stories, "Territory" and "Out Here," in the journal "New Yorker."

A profile of Harvey Fierstein, a gay male playwrights currently working in the American theater, is presented. It is reported that he appeared as a drag performer in various New York City area clubs in the early 1970s and made his first appearance in a more serious artistic venue playing an asthmatic lesbian in Andy Warhol's only play Pork in 1971. Information on his birth, birthplace, educational background, career and family background is presented.