Alfred Chester

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Alfred Chester

Born: 7-Sep-1928
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Died: 1-Aug-1971
Location of death: Jerusalem, Israel
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay
Occupation: Novelist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Exquisite Corpse

Father: Jake Chester
Mother: Anna

University: BA English, New York University (1949)

Guggenheim Fellowship 1957
Book Week Columnist/Critic

Author of books:
Here Be Dragons (1955, short stories)
Jamie Is My Heart's Desire (1956, novel)
Behold, Goliath (1964, short stories)
The Exquisite Corpse (1967, novel)

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