George WhitmoreGeorge Whitmore (1946-1989) was born in Denver, Colorado, attended Bennington College, and was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, choosing to work at Planned Parenthood of New York City in lieu of serving in the military. Whitmore wrotethree plays--The Caseworker, Flight/The Legacy, and The Rights--and two novels: The Confessions of Danny Slocum, published in 1980 by St. Martin's Press, and Nebraska, published in 1987 by Grove Press. His last book, Someone Was Here: Profiles in the AIDS Epidemic, was an outgrowth of the author's acclaimed New York Times Magazine article about the effect of AIDS on society, himself, and his friends. Read More Read Less