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Christopher Bram (born February 22, 1952) is an American author. Bram grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia (outside Norfolk), where he was a paperboy and an Eagle Scout. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1974 (B.A. in English).
Bram's novel Father of Frankenstein, about film director James Whale, was made into the movie Gods and Monsters starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser. Bill Condon adapted the screenplay and directed. Condon won an Academy Award for his adaptation. In 2001, Bram was a Guggenheim Fellow.
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Feb 24, 2012 · In “Eminent Outlaws,” Christopher Bram explores the writers who pushed American literature out of the closet.
Apr 1, 1995 · Christopher Bram, in Gods and Monsters, has created a beautifully poignant novel that tells of a friendship between famed movie director James Whale (Frankenstein; Bride of Frankenstein; Show Boat) and fictional character Clayton Boone, Whale’s supposed yard man.
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Jan 1, 1987 · Christopher Bram. Working at a Boy Scout camp as a counselor, Joel Scherzenlieb meets Corey Cobbett, a gay counselor, and becomes aware of his own sexual feelings. 424 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1987.
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Mar 8, 2012 · Christopher Bram opens the introduction to this informative and highly entertaining overview of gay male writing since World War Two with, “The gay revolution began as a literary revolution.” Later, he elaborates on this thesis:
Apr 10, 1995 · The fictionalized last days of James Whale, the gay Hollywood director who made Show Boat and Frankenstein, are uncompellingly and clunkily rendered by Bram (Hold Tight, 1992, etc.). After suffering a series of strokes, the 67-year-old director returns to his mansion in the Santa Monica Canyon, where he tries to recuperate by painting ...
