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Felice Picano (1944-2025) Writer, publisher, critic. Felice Picano was born in Queens, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Full Name

Felice Anthony Picano

Locations

New YorkQueensSuffolk

Author's Timeline


1944

Birth

Queens County: Felice Anthony Picano was born in Queens, New York, on February 22, 1944.

1964

Other Life Event

Queens County: Mr. Picano graduated from Queens College in 1964.

1975

Literary Work

Eyes
Arbor House
Thriller novel.

1979

Literary Work

The Lure
Delacorte Press
Novel.

1985

Literary Work

Ambidextrous: The Secret Lives of Children
Gay Press of New York
0914017063 / 978-0914017066
Memoir.

1989

Literary Work

Men Who Loved Me
Dutton Adult
0453007007 / 978-0453007009
Memoir.

1992

Literary Work

The New Joy of Gay Sex
Harpercollins
0060168137 / 978-0060168131
Nonfiction written with Charles Silverstein.

1995

Literary Work

Like People in History: A Gay American Epic
Viking Adult
0670860476 / 978-0670860470
Novel.

1997

Literary Work

A House on the Ocean, a House on the Bay: A Memoir
Faber & Faber
0571199135 / 978-0571199136
Memoir.

2003

Literary Work

The Joy of Gay Sex: Fully Revised and Expanded Third Edition
William Morrow
0060012730 / 978-0060012731
Nonfiction written with Charles Silverstein.

2007

Literary Work

Art & Sex in Greenwich Village
Basic Books
0786718137 / 978-0786718139
Memoir.

2015

Literary Work

Nights at Rizzoli
OR Books
1939293677 / 978-1939293671
Memoir.

2025

Residence

Suffolk County: Mr. Picano lived part-time on Fire Island, New York.

2025

Residence

New York County: Mr. Picano lived part-time in New York City.

2025

Death

Felice Picano died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on March 12, 2025.

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