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Calvin Klein

Calvin KleinAKA Richard Klein

Born: 19-Nov-1942
Birthplace: Bronx, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual [1]
Occupation: Fashion Designer
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Fashion designer

[1] Ingrid Sischy, "Calvin to the Core", Vanity Fair, April 2008, quoting Klein himself: "That was a period of time when sex was everywhere, as were drugs. Not for everyone, of course. I've experienced -- and I've said it before -- a lot of my fantasies. I've experienced sex with men, with women. I've fallen in love with women. I've married women. And I have a family." Later in the article: "Because of the open way that Calvin had displayed his attractions to and relationships with men, it was assumed [at the time of his second marriage] he was strictly gay (his earlier marriage being seen as some kind of aberration)."

Father: Leo Klein
Mother: Flore ("Flo")
Wife: Jayne Centre (m. 1964, div. 1974)
Daughter: Marci Klein (b. 1966)
Wife: Kelly Rector (m. 26-Sep-1986, separated 1996)

    High School: High School of Industrial Arts, Manhattan, NY
    University: Art Students League of New York
    University: Fashion Institute of Technology (1963)

    Bill Bradley for President
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    Hillary Clinton for President
    Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee
    Obama for America
    Funeral: Andy Warhol (1987)
    Hazelden 1988
    Risk Factors: Alcoholism






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