Curt Dawson

Curt Dawson (December 5, 1939 – January 13, 1985) was an American stage and television actor.

Curt Dawson
Born	(1939-12-05)December 5, 1939 Russell, Kansas, U.S.
Died	January 13, 1985(1985-01-13) (aged 43–44) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Emporia State University Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Early life

Curt Dawson was born December 5, 1939, in Russell, Kansas.^[1][2] He graduated from Emporia State University in 1960,^[1] and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, U.K.^[2]

Career

Dawson became a stage actor on Broadway.^[2] He played in Sleuth in 1973 and Absurd Person Singular in 1975.^[2] He also played in The Boys in the Band,^[1] as well as in Alice in Wonderland and The Royal Family alongside Eva Le Gallienne.^[2]

On television, Dawson acted in As the World Turns, Guiding Light,^[3] Another World, Search for Tomorrow, and The Adams Chronicles.^[2]

Personal life and death

Dawson was gay; he had relationships with author Armistead Maupin and actor Ian McKellen.^[4] He resided in SoHo, Manhattan, New York City.^[2]

Dawson died on January 13, 1985, at the Bellevue Hospital in New York City.^[2] Even though his obituary in The New York Times said he died of "complications resulting from cancer", Maupin says in his memoir, Logical Family, that he died of AIDS.^[4]