Randy Shilts

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human journalist non-fiction writer

Randy Shilts was an American journalist and author known for his pioneering coverage of the AIDS crisis and LGBTQ issues, particularly through his influential book "And the Band Played On."

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Randy Shilts canonical 2

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instanceOf human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
non-fiction writer ⓘ
activeInPeriod late 20th century ⓘ
causeOfDeath AIDS-related complications ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1951-08-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1994-02-17 ⓘ
describedBySource known for coverage of LGBTQ issues ⓘ
known for pioneering coverage of the AIDS crisis ⓘ
educatedAt University of Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer San Francisco Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Advocate NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Shilts NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork AIDS crisis reporting ⓘ
LGBTQ issues ⓘ
investigative journalism ⓘ
fullName Randy Shilts NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre journalism ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
givenName Randy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInfluenced LGBTQ journalism ⓘ
public understanding of the AIDS epidemic ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement LGBT rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor early mainstream reporting on AIDS in the United States ⓘ
notableWork And the Band Played On NERFINISHED ⓘ
Conduct Unbecoming NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mayor of Castro Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
reporter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Davenport, Iowa, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Guerneville, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence San Francisco, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sexualOrientation gay ⓘ
subjectOf And the Band Played On (film adaptation referenced his work) NERFINISHED ⓘ
workLocation San Francisco, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
wrote And the Band Played On NERFINISHED ⓘ
Conduct Unbecoming NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mayor of Castro Street NERFINISHED ⓘ

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And the Band Played On → basedOnAuthor → Randy Shilts ⓘ
Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On → createdBy → Randy Shilts ⓘ
subject surface form: Dr. Don Francis (And the Band Played On)