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Ethyl Eichelberger | |
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Born | Pekin, Illinois, United States | July 17, 1945
Died | August 12, 1990 Staten Island, New York, USA | (aged 45)
Ethyl Eichelberger (July 17, 1945 – August 12, 1990) was an Obie award-winning American drag performer, playwright, and actor. He became an influential figure in experimental theater and writing, and wrote nearly forty plays portraying women such as Jocasta, Medea, Nefertiti, Clytemnestra, and Lucrezia Borgia. He became more widely known as a commercial actor in the 1980s.