James McCourt | |
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Born | July 4, 1941 |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Yale School of Drama |
Partner | Vincent Virga |
James McCourt (born July 4, 1941) is a gay[1] American-born writer and novelist who was raised in Jackson Heights, Queens.[2] McCourt has been with his life partner, novelist Vincent Virga,[3] since 1964[4] after they met at Yale University as graduate students in the Yale School of Drama.[4] McCourt's and Virga's papers are held[5] at Yale's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.