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Rex Reed (1938-2026) Film critic, writer, author. Rex Reed was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Rex Taylor Reed

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1938

Birth

Rex Taylor Reed was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 2, 1938.

1968

Literary Work

Do You Sleep in the Nude?
Dutton
0453002307 / 978-0453002301
Collection of Mr. Reed’s writings.

Early 1960s

Other Life Event

Mr. Reed moved to New York City in the early 1960s.

1969

Literary Work

Conversations in the Raw: Dialogues, Monologues, and Selected Short Subjects
World Pub
Nonfiction.

1969

Residence

New York County
Mr. Reed lived in a two-bedroom apartment that he had bought in 1969 in The Dakota building in Manhattan, New York.

1971

Literary Work

Big Screen, Little Screen
Macmillan
Collection of reviews and articles.

1974

Literary Work

People Are Crazy Here
Delacorte Press
0440073650 / 978-0440073659
Nonfiction.

1977

Literary Work

Valentines And Vitriol
Delacorte Press
0440093368 / 978-0440093367
Nonfiction.

1979

Literary Work

Travolta to Keaton
New York: William Morrow & Co.
0688034349 / 978-0688034344
Nonfiction.

1986

Literary Work

Personal Effects
New York: Arbor House
978-0-441-66220-3
Novel.

1992

Literary Work

Rex Reed's Guide to Movies on TV and Video, 1992-1993
Warner Books
978-0-446-36206-1
Nonfiction.

2026

Death

New York County
Rex Reed died at his home in Manhattan, New York, on May 12, 2026.

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