Melvin Dixon
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BornMay 29, 1950
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 1992 (aged 42)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
AlmamaterWesleyan University
Brown University
Brown University
OccupationAcademic
Melvin Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1950 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | October 26, 1992 (aged 42) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University Brown University |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Employer | Queens College |
| Partner | Richard Horovitz |
Melvin Dixon (May 29, 1950 – October 26, 1992[1]) was an American Professor of Literature, and an author, poet and translator. He wrote about black gay men.[2]
Melvin Dixon was born on May 29, 1950, in Stamford, Connecticut. He earned a BA from Wesleyan University in 1971 and a PhD from Brown University in 1975.[3]
Career
Dixon was a professor of literature at Queens College from 1980 to 1992. He was the author of several books. In 1989, Trouble the Water won the Charles H. and N. Mildred Nilon Excellence in Minority Fiction Award.[4] Vanishing Rooms won a Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Literature in 1992.[5][6]
