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On August 10, 1940, Robert La Tourneaux, who played "Cowboy" in "The Boys in the Band," was born.
Thu Aug 11, 2022: Actor Robert La Tourneaux was born on August 10, 1940. Remembered as the "Cowboy" in ...
Actor Robert La Tourneaux was #BornOnThisDay, August 10, 1940. Remembered as the "Cowboy" in the film The Boys In The Band (1970). Faced with poverty, he drifted into prostitution, later arrested & jailed for assault, he attempted #suicide. Passing from #AIDS in 1986, age 45 #RIP
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Robert La Tourneaux
La Tourneaux in After Dark magazine, 1969
Born: Robert Earl LaTurno; August 10, 1940 or 1941; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died: June 3, 1986 (aged 45); Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1960s–1983
From the original film window card for The Boys in the Band, 1970
Robert La Tourneaux (August 10, 1940 – June 3, 1986) was an American actor best known for his role of Cowboy, the good-natured but dim hustler hired as a birthday present for a gay man, in the original Off-Broadway production and 1970 film version of The Boys in the Band.
Biography
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In the early 1980s, La Tourneaux developed AIDS, and received news coverage when he sought legal channels to prevent being evicted from his apartment when his landlord objected to the presence of his live-in caregiver. La Tourneaux won the court case, but died in Metropolitan Hospital on June 3, 1986. Boys co-star Cliff Gorman and his wife cared for him during his illness and until his death. He was buried at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.
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La Tourneaux in After Dark magazine, 1969
Born: Robert Earl LaTurno; August 10, 1940 or 1941; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died: June 3, 1986 (aged 45); Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1960s–1983
From the original film window card for The Boys in the Band, 1970
Robert La Tourneaux (August 10, 1940 – June 3, 1986) was an American actor best known for his role of Cowboy, the good-natured but dim hustler hired as a birthday present for a gay man, in the original Off-Broadway production and 1970 film version of The Boys in the Band.
Biography
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In the early 1980s, La Tourneaux developed AIDS, and received news coverage when he sought legal channels to prevent being evicted from his apartment when his landlord objected to the presence of his live-in caregiver. La Tourneaux won the court case, but died in Metropolitan Hospital on June 3, 1986. Boys co-star Cliff Gorman and his wife cared for him during his illness and until his death. He was buried at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.
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