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Widescreen Dreams
Growing Up Gay at the Movies
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Book Presentation:
In 1973, a sweet-tempered, ferociously imaginative ten-year-old boy named Patrick Horrigan saw the TV premiere of the film version of Hello, Dolly! starring Barbra Streisand. His life would never be the same. Widescreen Dreams: Growing Up Gay at the Movies traces Horrigan’s development from childhood to gay male adulthood through a series of visceral encounters with an unexpected handful of Hollywood movies from the 1960s and 1970s: Hello Dolly!, The Sound of Music, The Poseidon Adventure, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Wiz.
About the Author:
Patrick E. Horrigan lives in New York where he is associate professor of English at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University. He is the author of a play, Messages for Gary, and lives in Manhattan.
Press Reviews:
"[Horrigan’s] personal anecdotes illuminate the complex relationship between film and the imagination."—Publishers Weekly
"Horrigan transforms a series of his critical writings on film into a touching and insightful look at a gay youth coming of age… This fascinating autobiographical tribute to American film-making is highly recommended."—Library Journal
"Widescreen Dreams is a terrific book and an impressive debut."—William J. Mann, author of The Biograph Girl and Wisecracker
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