Robert Patrick, Early, and Prolific, Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 85

Robert Patrick, a wildly prolific playwright who rendered gay (and straight) life with caustic wit, an open heart and fizzy camp, and whose 1964 play, The Haunted Host, became a touchstone of early gay theater, died on April 23 at his home in Los Angeles.He was 85.The cause was atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, said Jason Jenn, a friend.

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