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Michael Kearns (actor)

January 01, 1970

For the politician, see Michael P. Kearns. For the Gaelic footballer, see Mickey Kearns. For the basketball player, see Mike Kearns. For the computer scientist, see Michael Kearns (computer scientist).

Michael Kearns (born January 8, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor, writer, director, teacher, producer, and activist.[1] He is noted for being one of the first openly gay actors,[2] and after an announcement on Entertainment Tonight in 1991, the first openly HIV-positive actor in Hollywood.[3][4][5][6] Kearns attended the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles in 1972, where he has maintained a successful mainstream film and television career alongside an extensive theatrical involvement for over 25 years. He has been actively engaged in the Los Angeles art and political communities, incorporating activism into his theater works. Kearns co-founded Artists Confronting AIDS in 1984 and is a current commissioner of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).

Michael Kearns
Born (1950-01-01) January 1, 1950 (age 74)
St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director, teacher, producer
Years activeEarly 1970s-present
Websitehttp://michaelkearns.net/ www.MichaelKearns.net

As an author, Kearns has contributed to various magazines and newspapers and has written five theater books, two of which were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards. Kearns has received numerous awards for his contributions to theater, activism, and his openness about his HIV status.

Early life and education edit

Kearns was born in St. Louis, Missouri. As a young man, he attended the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated in 1972 and moved to Los Angeles.[3] For more than 25 years he has been active in the Los Angeles art and political communities, maintaining a mainstream film and television career with a prolific career in the theatre.[4] His activism is deeply integrated into his theatre works, and he has received grants from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, the Brody Foundation, and PEN Center USA West.[6] In 1984, along with playwright James Carroll Pickett, he co-founded Artists Confronting Aids (ACA), and is a current commissioner of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).[6][7][8]

Author edit

Kearns is a regular contributor to a number of magazines and newspapers, including the Frontiers, Los Angeles Times, L.A. Parent, IN Magazine, and L.A. Weekly.[9][10][11] He is also author of five theatre books: T-Cells & Sympathy,[12] Acting = Life,[13] The Solo Performer's Journey,[14] Getting Your Solo Act Together,[15] and Life Expectancies.[16] Both T-Cells & Sympathy and Acting = Life were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards.[3]

Personal life edit

In 1995, Kearns began proceedings that resulted in his adoption in 1997 of a child. In a March 2013 appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM Radio, Kearns admitted to affairs with actor Rock Hudson and Barry Manilow.[4][6][17] He presently lives in Los Angeles with his daughter who was born in 1994.[2][3]

Career edit

Theater edit

Kearns made his Los Angeles theatrical debut in Tom Eyen's The Dirtiest Show in Town at the Ivar Theatre.[18][19][20][21][3] In 2005–2006, Kearns was the Artist Director of Space At Fountain's End where he curated and produced eighteen months of artistic expression including theatre, performance, jazz, fine art, photography, and poetry. Also in '06, Kearns directed Lan Tran's Elevator Sex (Off Broadway), The Tina Dance (throughout Los Angeles), and the twentieth anniversary production of Robert Chesley's Jerker.[1][22][23] The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department awarded Kearns with a COLA Fellowship to create a new work,[24] Make Love Not War, that premiered in 2005.[25] The COLA performances "represent a non-thematic cross section of very current work by some of Los Angeles' best artists," according to Noel Korten, Curator and Director of Exhibitions of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery.

His two widely lauded solo theatre pieces, Intimacies and More Intimacies,[26] in which he portrays a dozen culturally diverse people with HIV/AIDS, were produced in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Portland, Eugene, Minneapolis, Santa Barbara, San Antonio, Austin, San Diego, St. Louis, Tucson, Phoenix, Washington D.C., New York City, San Diego, Hartford, New Haven, Northampton, Sydney (Australia), Liverpool, London, and Manchester (England).[27] In addition to other solo performance pieces (including The Truth Is Bad Enough, Attachments, Rock),[20][21] and Tell Tale Kisses, Kearns has written several full-length plays: Myron, Mijo, Robert's Memorial, Who's Afraid of Edward Albee?, Blessings, Barriers, and the lyrics for Homeless, A Street Opera.[27] Kearns co-wrote the screenplay for Nine Lives, based on his play, Complications.[1] His solo piece Going In: Once Upon A Time in South Africa chronicles the time he spent in Johannesburg with his daughter, working at an orphanage.[28]

As a director edit

Kearns directed and co-produced the Artists Confronting AIDS' landmark productions of AIDS/US in 1986, AIDS/US II in 1990, and AIDS/US/TEENS in 1994.[6] He co-founded the S.T.A.G.E. (Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event) benefit, now in its 22nd year.[3][29] He served as Artistic Director of Celebration Theatre for their 1986–87 season and of Artists Confronting AIDS for a decade, from 1984 to 1994.[7] He directed the Los Angeles premieres of Robert Chesley's Night Sweat and Jerker, Rebecca Ranson's Warren, Eric Bentley's Round Two, Clark Carlton's Self Help, Syd Rushing's We Are One, Melanie DuPuy's Heroine and Doug Holsclaw's Life Of The Party.[1] Throughout '04 and '05, Kearns directed a series of Precious Chong's Porcelain Penelope Shows that played in several Los Angeles venues as well as Off-Broadway.[1]

As an actor edit

In 1993, Kearns played the title role in Charles Ludlam's Camille at Highways in Santa Monica,[6] garnering rave reviews from the Los Angeles critics, as well as a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award nomination for his performance.[30] "An actor giving the performance of his life," said Richard Shelton, theater reviewer for the Los Angeles Times.[31] In addition to winning a Drama-Logue Award and a Robby Award, he was nominated by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for Lead Performance.[30] The artist has received numerous acting awards, including the 1999 Garland Award for his critically acclaimed performance in Robert Harders' Bill and Eddie.[3] Kearns has both directed and appeared in Jerker (Los Angeles, San Diego, Des Moines),[23][32] and originated the role of Christopher, on stage and on video, in Pickett's Dream Man (which has played New York City, San Francisco, Des Moines, L.A., Portland, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Edinburgh, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, and London). Two revivals of James Carroll Pickett's Dream Man (with American actor Jimmy Shaw) were directed by Kearns: at Madrid's DT Espacio Escenico as part of the Festival Version Original (2005) and the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival (2007).[citation needed]

Television and film edit

Long before coming out of the closet was considered a career move in the entertainment industry, Kearns was the first Hollywood actor on record to come out in the mid-seventies, amidst a shocking amount of homophobia.[4] He subsequently made television history in 1991 by announcing on Entertainment Tonight that he was HIV positive,[5] and then in 1992, as an openly HIV-impacted actor, guesting on a segment of ABC TV's Life Goes On in which he played a character who had the virus.[4] He played Cleve Jones in the HBO adaptation of Randy Shilts' And the Band Played On, appeared in A Mother's Prayer, It's My Party and had a recurring role on Beverly Hills, 90210... a variety of shows that depicted HIV/AIDS.[4] Other television and film credits include Cheers, Murder, She Wrote, The Waltons, L.A. Tool & Die, Knots Landing, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Fall Guy, A River Made to Drown In, Kentucky Fried Movie, and Brian De Palma's Body Double.[4]

Filmography edit

Recognition edit

Kearns has been honored by the L.A. Weekly, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, the Gay and Lesbian Rights Chapter of the ACLU, National Coming Out Day and the Victory Fund.

1987: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, Lesbian and Gay Rights Chapter, award plaque.[33]

1989: Bay Area Theater Civics Award.[4]

1992: The Mayor of St. Louis, the artist's hometown, proclaimed November 19, 1992 as "Michael Kearns Day."[4]

1993: Won a Drama-Logue and a Robby Award for his performance in Camille and was nominated by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for Lead Performance.[5][30]

1999: Received the Victory Award from the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.[4]

2000: Back Stage West Garland Award.[33]

2002: Playwrights' Arena Award for Outstanding Contribution to Los Angeles Theatre.[3]

2005: He received a 2005 Robert Chesley Playwrighting Award.[33]

2007: LA Weekly "Queen of Angels" award for his luminous track record in L.A.'s theatre history.[33]

2009: STAGE Producers Award for long-standing commitment to worldwide battle against HIV/AIDS.[34]

Further reading edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e . WeHoNews. May 25, 2006. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Sille Storihle: From Stonewall to Hollywood". KCET. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Michael Kearns Papers". Online Archive of California. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Karvoski, Jr., Ed (2002). Award-Winning Men: Up Close and Personal with Gay Honorees. iUniverse. pp. 85–88. ISBN 9780595217694. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c Forster, Evan. "Industrial Strength". POZ Magazine. No. January / December 1996. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Breslauer, Jan (July 3, 1994). "HIV-Positivist Michael Kearns has made a stage career of his activism, and a successful life in Hollywood-saying the heck with homophobia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  7. ^ a b Rothman, David (1998). Acts of intervention: performance, gay culture, and AIDS (illustrated ed.). Indiana University Press. pp. 73–85. ISBN 9780253211682. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  8. ^ "Commissioners". PFLAG. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  9. ^ Kearns, Michael. . Frontiers. 28 (3). Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  10. ^ Kearns, Michael. . IN Magazine. Vol. 10, no. 8. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Kearns, Michael (October 6, 2003). "Where the sidewalk ends". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  12. ^ Kearns, Michael (1995). T-cells & sympathy. Heinemann. ISBN 9780435086763. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  13. ^ Kearns, Michael (1996). Acting=Life. Heinemann. ISBN 9780435086916. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  14. ^ Kearns, Michael (2005). The Solo Performer's Journey: from the page to the stage. Heinemann. ISBN 9780325007526. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  15. ^ Kearns, Michael (1997). Getting Your Solo Act Together. Heinemann. ISBN 9780435070328. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  16. ^ Kearns, Michael (2005). Life Expectancies. Heinemann. ISBN 9780325008318. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  17. ^ "Living Life - Michael & Tia Kearns". thebody.com. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  18. ^ Kearns, Michael (July 19, 2009). "The Legendary Michael Greer". Gay Today. VIII (167): paragraph 16 & 17. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  19. ^ Drake, Sylvie (March 5, 1972). "STAGE NEWS Reaching Out to All Minorities". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  20. ^ a b Sommers, Pamela (September 10, 1992). "Pieces of 'ROCK'; A One-Man, Many-Faceted Look at Hudson". Washington Post. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  21. ^ a b Arkatov, Janice (January 15, 1992). "Examining a Hollywood Legend Theater: Michael Kearns' says his 'encounter' with Rock Hudson prompted him to write a show about homophobia, artistic identity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  22. ^ "Michael Kearns Papers" (PDF). page 6. Online Archive of California. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  23. ^ a b Breslauer, Jan (August 6, 2006). "Drawing more out of 'Jerker'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  24. ^ . Art in America. Brandt Publications. October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  25. ^ "The C.O.L.A. 2005 visual arts Fellows". artscenecal.com. ArtScene. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  26. ^ Sommers, Pamela. . Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  27. ^ a b . Playwrights Database. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  28. ^ DelVecchio, Peter (November 25 – December 8, 2008). (PDF). IN Magazine. Vol. 11, no. 21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  29. ^ "25th Anniversary S.T.A.G.E. Benefit". Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  30. ^ a b c Cox, Dan (February 8, 1994). "'Sunset' dazzling, nabs 7 Critics Circle noms". Variety. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  31. ^ Shelton, Richard (November 6, 1993). "THEATER REVIEW - Good Performances Can't Cure Revival of 'Camille'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  32. ^ Collins, Scott (September 1, 1996). "It Still Rings True". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  33. ^ a b c d "Awards, Commendations, and Honors . 1987-2007" (PDF). Online Archive of California. p. 16. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  34. ^ Gans, Andrew (January 8, 2009). . Playbill. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  35. ^ Warfield, Polly (May 30, 2002). "A Red Thread Runs Through It". allbusiness.com. Back Stage West. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  36. ^ "The works of Michael Kearns, 1974-2007". cdlib.org. Online Archive of California. Retrieved July 18, 2009.

External links edit

  • Michael Kearns at IMDb
  • Official website
  • Official YouTube page
  • Michael Kearns at IMDb

January 01, 1970
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For the politician see Michael P Kearns For the Gaelic footballer see Mickey Kearns For the basketball player see Mike Kearns For the computer scientist see Michael Kearns computer scientist Michael Kearns born January 8 1950 in St Louis Missouri is an American actor writer director teacher producer and activist 1 He is noted for being one of the first openly gay actors 2 and after an announcement on Entertainment Tonight in 1991 the first openly HIV positive actor in Hollywood 3 4 5 6 Kearns attended the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles in 1972 where he has maintained a successful mainstream film and television career alongside an extensive theatrical involvement for over 25 years He has been actively engaged in the Los Angeles art and political communities incorporating activism into his theater works Kearns co founded Artists Confronting AIDS in 1984 and is a current commissioner of Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG Michael KearnsBorn 1950 01 01 January 1 1950 age 74 St Louis MissouriOccupation s Actor writer director teacher producerYears activeEarly 1970s presentWebsitehttp michaelkearns net www MichaelKearns net As an author Kearns has contributed to various magazines and newspapers and has written five theater books two of which were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards Kearns has received numerous awards for his contributions to theater activism and his openness about his HIV status Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Author 3 Personal life 4 Career 4 1 Theater 4 2 As a director 4 3 As an actor 4 4 Television and film 4 4 1 Filmography 5 Recognition 6 Further reading 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education editKearns was born in St Louis Missouri As a young man he attended the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago Illinois and graduated in 1972 and moved to Los Angeles 3 For more than 25 years he has been active in the Los Angeles art and political communities maintaining a mainstream film and television career with a prolific career in the theatre 4 His activism is deeply integrated into his theatre works and he has received grants from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department the Brody Foundation and PEN Center USA West 6 In 1984 along with playwright James Carroll Pickett he co founded Artists Confronting Aids ACA and is a current commissioner of Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG 6 7 8 Author editKearns is a regular contributor to a number of magazines and newspapers including the Frontiers Los Angeles Times L A Parent IN Magazine and L A Weekly 9 10 11 He is also author of five theatre books T Cells amp Sympathy 12 Acting Life 13 The Solo Performer s Journey 14 Getting Your Solo Act Together 15 and Life Expectancies 16 Both T Cells amp Sympathy and Acting Life were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards 3 Personal life editIn 1995 Kearns began proceedings that resulted in his adoption in 1997 of a child In a March 2013 appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM Radio Kearns admitted to affairs with actor Rock Hudson and Barry Manilow 4 6 17 He presently lives in Los Angeles with his daughter who was born in 1994 2 3 Career editTheater edit Kearns made his Los Angeles theatrical debut in Tom Eyen s The Dirtiest Show in Town at the Ivar Theatre 18 19 20 21 3 In 2005 2006 Kearns was the Artist Director of Space At Fountain s End where he curated and produced eighteen months of artistic expression including theatre performance jazz fine art photography and poetry Also in 06 Kearns directed Lan Tran s Elevator Sex Off Broadway The Tina Dance throughout Los Angeles and the twentieth anniversary production of Robert Chesley s Jerker 1 22 23 The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department awarded Kearns with a COLA Fellowship to create a new work 24 Make Love Not War that premiered in 2005 25 The COLA performances represent a non thematic cross section of very current work by some of Los Angeles best artists according to Noel Korten Curator and Director of Exhibitions of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery His two widely lauded solo theatre pieces Intimacies and More Intimacies 26 in which he portrays a dozen culturally diverse people with HIV AIDS were produced in Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago Portland Eugene Minneapolis Santa Barbara San Antonio Austin San Diego St Louis Tucson Phoenix Washington D C New York City San Diego Hartford New Haven Northampton Sydney Australia Liverpool London and Manchester England 27 In addition to other solo performance pieces including The Truth Is Bad Enough Attachments Rock 20 21 and Tell Tale Kisses Kearns has written several full length plays Myron Mijo Robert s Memorial Who s Afraid of Edward Albee Blessings Barriers and the lyrics for Homeless A Street Opera 27 Kearns co wrote the screenplay for Nine Lives based on his play Complications 1 His solo piece Going In Once Upon A Time in South Africa chronicles the time he spent in Johannesburg with his daughter working at an orphanage 28 As a director edit Kearns directed and co produced the Artists Confronting AIDS landmark productions of AIDS US in 1986 AIDS US II in 1990 and AIDS US TEENS in 1994 6 He co founded the S T A G E Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event benefit now in its 22nd year 3 29 He served as Artistic Director of Celebration Theatre for their 1986 87 season and of Artists Confronting AIDS for a decade from 1984 to 1994 7 He directed the Los Angeles premieres of Robert Chesley s Night Sweat and Jerker Rebecca Ranson s Warren Eric Bentley s Round Two Clark Carlton s Self Help Syd Rushing s We Are One Melanie DuPuy s Heroine and Doug Holsclaw s Life Of The Party 1 Throughout 04 and 05 Kearns directed a series of Precious Chong s Porcelain Penelope Shows that played in several Los Angeles venues as well as Off Broadway 1 As an actor edit In 1993 Kearns played the title role in Charles Ludlam s Camille at Highways in Santa Monica 6 garnering rave reviews from the Los Angeles critics as well as a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award nomination for his performance 30 An actor giving the performance of his life said Richard Shelton theater reviewer for the Los Angeles Times 31 In addition to winning a Drama Logue Award and a Robby Award he was nominated by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for Lead Performance 30 The artist has received numerous acting awards including the 1999 Garland Award for his critically acclaimed performance in Robert Harders Bill and Eddie 3 Kearns has both directed and appeared in Jerker Los Angeles San Diego Des Moines 23 32 and originated the role of Christopher on stage and on video in Pickett s Dream Man which has played New York City San Francisco Des Moines L A Portland Washington D C Atlanta Edinburgh Dusseldorf Frankfurt and London Two revivals of James Carroll Pickett s Dream Man with American actor Jimmy Shaw were directed by Kearns at Madrid s DT Espacio Escenico as part of the Festival Version Original 2005 and the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival 2007 citation needed Television and film edit Long before coming out of the closet was considered a career move in the entertainment industry Kearns was the first Hollywood actor on record to come out in the mid seventies amidst a shocking amount of homophobia 4 He subsequently made television history in 1991 by announcing on Entertainment Tonight that he was HIV positive 5 and then in 1992 as an openly HIV impacted actor guesting on a segment of ABC TV s Life Goes On in which he played a character who had the virus 4 He played Cleve Jones in the HBO adaptation of Randy Shilts And the Band Played On appeared in A Mother s Prayer It s My Party and had a recurring role on Beverly Hills 90210 a variety of shows that depicted HIV AIDS 4 Other television and film credits include Cheers Murder She Wrote The Waltons L A Tool amp Die Knots Landing General Hospital Days of Our Lives The Fall Guy A River Made to Drown In Kentucky Fried Movie and Brian De Palma s Body Double 4 Filmography edit Nine Lives 2004 A River Made to Drown In 1997 Beverly Hills 90210 3 episodes 1996 TV It s My Party 1996 A Mother s Prayer 1995 TV And the Band Played On 1993 TV Life Goes On 1992 TV Knots Landing 1991 TV Dream Man 1991 Street Asylum 1990 Murder She Wrote 1985 TV The Execution 1985 TV The Fall Guy 1985 TV Body Double 1984 Making of a Male Model 1983 TV Cheers 1983 TV L A Tool amp Die 1979 The Kentucky Fried Movie 1977 Flush 1977 The Waltons 1974 TV Recognition editKearns has been honored by the L A Weekly Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays the Gay and Lesbian Rights Chapter of the ACLU National Coming Out Day and the Victory Fund 1987 American Civil Liberties Union ACLU of Southern California Lesbian and Gay Rights Chapter award plaque 33 1989 Bay Area Theater Civics Award 4 1992 The Mayor of St Louis the artist s hometown proclaimed November 19 1992 as Michael Kearns Day 4 1993 Won a Drama Logue and a Robby Award for his performance in Camille and was nominated by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for Lead Performance 5 30 1999 Received the Victory Award from the Gay amp Lesbian Victory Fund 4 2000 Back Stage West Garland Award 33 2002 Playwrights Arena Award for Outstanding Contribution to Los Angeles Theatre 3 2005 He received a 2005 Robert Chesley Playwrighting Award 33 2007 LA Weekly Queen of Angels award for his luminous track record in L A s theatre history 33 2009 STAGE Producers Award for long standing commitment to worldwide battle against HIV AIDS 34 Further reading edit A Red Thread Runs Through It by Polly Warfield Back Stage West 35 Complete works of Michael Kearns at Online Archive of California 36 References edit a b c d e The Tina Dance Speeds Into Town WeHoNews May 25 2006 Archived from the original on November 13 2006 Retrieved July 18 2009 a b Sille Storihle From Stonewall to Hollywood KCET 2015 01 08 Retrieved 2018 08 28 a b c d e f g h Michael Kearns Papers Online Archive of California Retrieved July 18 2009 a b c d e f g h i j Karvoski Jr Ed 2002 Award Winning Men Up Close and Personal with Gay Honorees iUniverse pp 85 88 ISBN 9780595217694 Retrieved July 17 2009 a b c Forster Evan Industrial Strength POZ Magazine No January December 1996 Retrieved July 17 2009 a b c d e f Breslauer Jan July 3 1994 HIV Positivist Michael Kearns has made a stage career of his activism and a successful life in Hollywood saying the heck with homophobia Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 18 2009 a b Rothman David 1998 Acts of intervention performance gay culture and AIDS illustrated ed Indiana University Press pp 73 85 ISBN 9780253211682 Retrieved July 17 2009 Commissioners PFLAG Retrieved July 18 2009 Kearns Michael Revelations Exploring what s inside Frontiers 28 3 Archived from the original on June 9 2009 Retrieved July 17 2009 Kearns Michael The Spirit of Pride IN Magazine Vol 10 no 8 Archived from the original on August 28 2008 Retrieved July 15 2021 Kearns Michael October 6 2003 Where the sidewalk ends LA Weekly Retrieved July 17 2009 Kearns Michael 1995 T cells amp sympathy Heinemann ISBN 9780435086763 Retrieved July 17 2009 Kearns Michael 1996 Acting Life Heinemann ISBN 9780435086916 Retrieved July 17 2009 Kearns Michael 2005 The Solo Performer s Journey from the page to the stage Heinemann ISBN 9780325007526 Retrieved July 17 2009 Kearns Michael 1997 Getting Your Solo Act Together Heinemann ISBN 9780435070328 Retrieved July 17 2009 Kearns Michael 2005 Life Expectancies Heinemann ISBN 9780325008318 Retrieved July 17 2009 Living Life Michael amp Tia Kearns thebody com Retrieved July 18 2009 Kearns Michael July 19 2009 The Legendary Michael Greer Gay Today VIII 167 paragraph 16 amp 17 Retrieved July 18 2009 Drake Sylvie March 5 1972 STAGE NEWS Reaching Out to All Minorities Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 18 2009 a b Sommers Pamela September 10 1992 Pieces of ROCK A One Man Many Faceted Look at Hudson Washington Post Retrieved July 18 2009 a b Arkatov Janice January 15 1992 Examining a Hollywood Legend Theater Michael Kearns says his encounter with Rock Hudson prompted him to write a show about homophobia artistic identity Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 18 2009 Michael Kearns Papers PDF page 6 Online Archive of California Retrieved July 18 2009 a b Breslauer Jan August 6 2006 Drawing more out of Jerker Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 17 2009 The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department has presented its 2005 COLA Fellowships worth 10 000 each Art in America Brandt Publications October 2005 Archived from the original on 2008 07 24 Retrieved July 18 2009 The C O L A 2005 visual arts Fellows artscenecal com ArtScene Retrieved July 18 2009 Sommers Pamela More Tragic intimacies Washington Post Archived from the original on October 26 2012 Retrieved July 18 2009 a b Michael Kearns 1950 Playwrights Database Archived from the original on January 7 2009 Retrieved July 18 2009 DelVecchio Peter November 25 December 8 2008 Michael Kearns to perform in West Hollywood PDF IN Magazine Vol 11 no 21 p 12 Archived from the original PDF on July 22 2011 Retrieved July 18 2009 25th Anniversary S T A G E Benefit Retrieved July 18 2009 a b c Cox Dan February 8 1994 Sunset dazzling nabs 7 Critics Circle noms Variety Retrieved July 17 2009 Shelton Richard November 6 1993 THEATER REVIEW Good Performances Can t Cure Revival of Camille Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 18 2009 Collins Scott September 1 1996 It Still Rings True Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 17 2009 a b c d Awards Commendations and Honors 1987 2007 PDF Online Archive of California p 16 Retrieved July 18 2009 Gans Andrew January 8 2009 25th Anniversary S T A G E Benefit Will Celebrate Songs of the Gershwins Playbill Archived from the original on June 27 2009 Retrieved July 18 2009 Warfield Polly May 30 2002 A Red Thread Runs Through It allbusiness com Back Stage West Retrieved July 18 2009 The works of Michael Kearns 1974 2007 cdlib org Online Archive of California Retrieved July 18 2009 External links editMichael Kearns at IMDb Official website Official YouTube page Michael Kearns at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Kearns actor amp oldid 1194715034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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