Armistead Maupin's Blog

Charlotte Talks is headed to Hickory for a conversation with pioneering LGBT author Armistead Maupin.

The North Carolina-raised writer will join Mike Collins at Lenoir-Rhyne University as part of its Visiting Writers Series.

Maupin has been credited with changing how LGBT persons are portrayed in literature through his "Tales of the City" serial in the 1970s in the San Francisco Chronicle, and the subsequent book series of the same name that spanned four decades.

More recently, Maupin's memoir,...

“Dr. Jack Kincaid administered a sedative to his wife, while his daughter and son-in-law said good-bye to him.
He was flat on his back in bed. His skin was so pale that it seemed translucent.
“Daddy?”
“Is that you, DeDe?”
“It’s me and Beauchamp.”
“Oh.”
“We have a surprise for you, Daddy.”
Beauchamp flashed an uneasy glance at his wife. DeDe glared back at him, then turned and knelt at her father’s bedside.
“Daddy … we’re going to make you a grandfather.”
Silence.
“Did you hear me, Daddy?”
Edgar smiled....

Armistead wrote a tribute on his facebook page:

“In the original "Tales of the City" (1993) Donald Moffat played Edgar Halcyon, a dying businessman who has one last chance at romance with Anna Madrigal, the transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane. The kindness and gentle strength he projected in that role was very close to the demeanor of the man himself. We adored him on the set, especially Olympia Dukakis, who had suggested him for the role. I shall always be proud that I knew him.”

Here’s a...

from classicalsource.com
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Barbican Hall, London

Reviewed by Peter Reed

Like everyone else I knew then, I devoured Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City books when they started appearing in the 1970s, an irresistible mix of Dickens-like vividness, a pragmatic approach to gay liberation and a very American can-do positivism. I’d wondered if Mary Ann Singleton, Anna Madrigal, Mouse and 28 Barbary Lane would still be flourishing in the brisker milieu of computers, Facebook...

from The Hollywood Reporter:

OCTOBER 16, 2018 11:00am PT by Rick Porter

The continuation of the series based on Armistead Maupin's novels will feature a host of LGBTQ people in front of and behind the camera.

Netflix's revival of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has filled out its cast, and it includes a familiar face from the first installment of the series and a number of LGBTQ actors.

The show is also making a big effort to feature members of the LGBTQ behind the camera.

Paul Gross will ret...

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By Nick Adams, Director of Transgender Media & Representation October 16, 2018 Today Netflix announced even more queer talent involved with the upcoming series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, including Murray Bartlett (Looking), Jen Richards (Mrs. Fletcher, Her Story), … Continue reading →

Tim Teeman 09.04.18 6:15 PM ET For anyone who reads Armistead Maupin’s Tales of The City, it doesn’t matter that 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco is a fictional address. When you’re in the city, at least for the first … Continue reading →

by Denise Petski April 24, 2018 10:50am Netflix has ordered a 10-episode limited series revival of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. Production is expected to start later this year for premiere in 2019. As previously announced when the project … Continue reading →

This morning, PBS unveiled a list of America’s 100 favorite novels, chosen in support of The Great American Read, an eight-part PBS series (and multi-platform initiative) hosted by TV personality and journalist Meredith Vieira debuting May 22 at 8 p.m. … Continue reading →