Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe was born on November 4, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Breathless (1983), Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978) and Lady (1984). He died on March 18, 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.




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Robert Mapplethorpe was born on November 4, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Breathless (1983), Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978) and Lady (1984). He died on March 18, 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.


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His work has been referenced on The Simpsons (1989). In Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (1994), Homer inadvertently picks up a copy of one of his nude photograph books, and is immediately horrified.Ex-boyfriend of Patti Smith. Lifetime companion of Sam Wagstaff.Grew up in Floral Park, New York.In 1972 he met art curator Sam Wagstaff who gave him $500,000 to buy a loft at 24 Bond St.Had three brothers and two sisters.Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives." Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 599-601. New... [Details Intro]