Kathy Acker (née Karen Lehmann; April 18, 1947 – November 30, 1997) was an American experimental novelist, punk poet, playwright, essayist, postmodernist and sex-positive feminist writer. She was strongly influenced by the Black Mountain School, William S. Burroughs, David Antin, French critical theory, philosophy and pornography.
April 18, 1947, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Died
November 30, 1997, Tijuana, Mexico
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Actress, Writer
Parents
Claire Weill Lehman, Donald Lehman
Albums
Pussy, King of the Pirates, Redoing Childhood
Movies
Variety, Seeing Is Believing
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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In 1990, Acker set up a department of writing at the San Francisco Art Institute.
2
At the age of 18 she took odd jobs to support herself, including work in the sex industry as a stripper and show girl. Meanwhile she wrote journalistic pieces on the porn industry.
3
American postmodern, feminist author influenced by cult figures such as William S. Burroughs and Georges Bataille. Author of almost a dozen novels, dozens of short stories and essays, an opera libretto, and a screenplay, she wrote about violence, alienation, and feminism. In 1981 she won a Pushcart Prize for her novel New York City in 1979.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Falconer
1998
TV Movie
IDn4
1991
Kathy Acker
The Golden Boat
1990
Professor
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Revenge of the Mekons
2013
Documentary performer: "My Song of Night" , "My Name Is O" , "Ostracism's Song to Pussycat" / writer: "My Song of Night" , "My Name Is O" , "Ostracism's Song to Pussycat"
$6 Million
