Michael Downing (writer)

Michael Downing
Born(1958-05-08)May 8, 1958
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 9, 2021(2021-02-09) (aged 62)
OccupationWriter and academic
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Notable works Breakfast with Scot
The Chapel
Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time
Spouse
Peter Bryant
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(m. 2013)​

Michael Downing (May 8, 1958 – February 9, 2021) was an American writer and academic.[1] A longtime professor of creative writing at Tufts University, he was most noted for his 1999 novel Breakfast with Scot,[2] which was a Stonewall Book Award nominee in 2001 and was adapted by Canadian film director Laurie Lynd into the 2007 film Breakfast with Scot.[3]

  1. ^ Bryan Marquard, "Michael Downing, whose books illuminated his illness and the lives of others, dies at 62". Boston Globe, February 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Greg Bottoms, "'Breakfast With Scot' by Michael Downing: In a smart, funny and affecting novel, two gay men inherit an 11-year-old boy and blanch when he turns out to be a budding queen". Salon, November 16, 1999.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Rene (December 4, 2008). "Breakfast With Scot: The Spoonful of Sugar Helps Messages Go Down". Miami Herald.