Lucien Happersberger (September 20 1932 - August 21 2010)
Lucien Happersberger, was an bisexual Swiss painter that author James Baldwin once called “the one true love story of my life.” They met in Paris in 1949 when Happersberger was 17 and were lifelong partners apart from a brief marriage Happersberger had to actress, Diana Sands. Baldwin dedicated his groundbreaking 1956 novel, "Giovanni's Room," to Happersberg. The novel, which follows an American man who begins an affair with a Parisian he meets in a gay bar, caused great controversy upon publication for its explicit homoerotic themes. They lived together in Baldwin's house in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence for many years and Happersberger was at Baldwin's side when he died there.
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Lucien Happersberger, was an bisexual Swiss painter that author James Baldwin once called “the one true love story of my life.” They met in Paris in 1949 when Happersberger was 17 and were lifelong partners apart from a brief marriage Happersberger had to actress, Diana Sands. Baldwin dedicated his groundbreaking 1956 novel, "Giovanni's Room," to Happersberg. The novel, which follows an American man who begins an affair with a Parisian he meets in a gay bar, caused great controversy upon publication for its explicit homoerotic themes. They lived together in Baldwin's house in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence for many years and Happersberger was at Baldwin's side when he died there.
Contributor: Linda (48291572)
Lucien Happersberger (September 20 1932 - August 21 2010)
Lucien Happersberger, was an bisexual Swiss painter that author James Baldwin once called “the one true love story of my life.” They met in Paris in 1949 when Happersberger was 17 and were lifelong partners apart from a brief marriage Happersberger had to actress, Diana Sands. Baldwin dedicated his groundbreaking 1956 novel, "Giovanni's Room," to Happersberg. The novel, which follows an American man who begins an affair with a Parisian he meets in a gay bar, caused great controversy upon publication for its explicit homoerotic themes. They lived together in Baldwin's house in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence for many years and Happersberger was at Baldwin's side when he died there.
Contributor: Linda (48291572)
Lucien Happersberger, was an bisexual Swiss painter that author James Baldwin once called “the one true love story of my life.” They met in Paris in 1949 when Happersberger was 17 and were lifelong partners apart from a brief marriage Happersberger had to actress, Diana Sands. Baldwin dedicated his groundbreaking 1956 novel, "Giovanni's Room," to Happersberg. The novel, which follows an American man who begins an affair with a Parisian he meets in a gay bar, caused great controversy upon publication for its explicit homoerotic themes. They lived together in Baldwin's house in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence for many years and Happersberger was at Baldwin's side when he died there.
Contributor: Linda (48291572)
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