Stuart Kellogg

Kellogg was born on January 6, 1948 in New York City, New York.^[1][2] His parents were Wynne (née Krementz) and George Dwight Kellogg Jr., a teacher and assistance headmaster at Hotchkiss School.^[3][4][5] His mother died in 1961.^[5] His paternal grandfather, George Dwight Kellogg, was a classical scholar who taught at Williams College, Princeton University, Union College, and Rutgers University–New Brunswick.^[6]

Kellogg attended Groton School.^[3] He graduated with a degree in English from Yale College in 1970, cum laude.^[3][7] While at Yale, he was a member of St. Anthony Hall.^[8]

In the early 1980s, Kellogg was the managing editor of the Journal of Homosexuality and The Advocate, a bi-monthly magazine covering LGBTQ topics.^[3] He was the executive editor of The Advocate from 1987 to April 1990.^[9][10][11] He left the magazine to write books.^[10][11] He also edited books on queer theory and homosexuality in literature.^[12]

Kellogg was a features writer and columnist for the Daily Press in Victorville, California from 1986 to 2007.^[3][13] He often wrote about California's High Desert and its residents.^[13][4] He also wrote fiction, literary criticism, and a novel.^[14][3]

Kellogg's partner of 26 years was Fernando Torres, a Daily Press graphic artist.^[3][9][4] They lived in Apple Valley, California.^[9] Kellogg's brother, David Kellogg, was the publisher of Foreign Affairs.^[4]

Kellogg died on August 3, 2011, at his home in Apple Valley at the age of 63.^[13]