James McCourt (writer)

James McCourt
"The central photo was taken by Laura Rubin a long time ago, and the ones on the far right were taken even longer ago: Jimmy McCourt in Central Park the summer before we met at Yale in '64 and me getting on a boat in Amsterdam in '65." Vincent Virga
"The central photo was taken by Laura Rubin a long time ago, and the ones on the far right were taken even longer ago: Jimmy McCourt in Central Park the summer before we met at Yale in '64 and me getting on a boat in Amsterdam in '65." Vincent Virga
Born (1941-07-04) July 4, 1941 (age 83)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • novelist
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale School of Drama
PartnerVincent 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.

  1. ^ Queer Street, p. 5
  2. ^ Southgate, Patsy. "James McCourt: On Divas and Drag Queens". The East Hampton Star. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Foley, Dylan. The Advocate, March 5, 2002 Opera soap: author James McCourt enjoys the encore publication of the zany opera novel he wrote two decades ago
  4. ^ a b Virga, Vincent. "Home - Vincent Virga". Vincentvirga.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ Danijela True; Jennifer Meehan. "Guide to the James McCourt and Vincent Virga Papers". Drs.library.yale.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2017.