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Date of Birth
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1948
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Place of Birth
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Boston
(Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, Area code 617, Area code 857)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Jewelle Lydia Gomes
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Profession
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Writer, Critic, Poet, Playwright, Author
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Jewelle Gomez is an American author, poet, critic and playwright. She lived and worked in New York City for twenty-two years working in public television, theatre as well as philanthropy before relocating to the West Coast. Her writing---fiction, poetry, essays and cultural criticism---has appeared in a wide variety of venues, both feminist and mainstream. Her work often intersects and addresses multiple ethnicities as well as the ideals of lesbian/feminism and issues. She has been interviewed for several documentaries focused on LGBT rights and culture.
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