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  2. Larry Kramer - Wikipedia

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    Actors following Davis who have portrayed Kramer's alter ego Ned Weeks include; Joel Grey, Richard Dreyfuss (in Los Angeles), Martin Sheen (at the Royal Court in London), Tom Hulce and then John Shea in the West End, Raul Esparza in a highly acclaimed 2004 revival at the Public Theater, and most recently Joe Mantello on Broadway at the Golden ...

  3. The Normal Heart - Wikipedia

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    The increasing death toll raises the unknown illness, by this time correctly believed to be caused by a virus, to the status of an epidemic, though the press remains largely silent on the issue. A sense of urgency guides Ned, who realizes that Ben is more interested in buying a two-million-dollar house than in backing Ned's activism.

  4. The Normal Heart (film) - Wikipedia

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    The film depicts the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks (Ruffalo), the founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. Weeks prefers public confrontations to the calmer, more private strategies favored by his associates, friends, and closeted lover Felix Turner ...

  5. Remembering Larry Kramer: Why 'The Normal Heart' Is ... - AOL

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    Following Kramer’s death, Ruffalo took to Instagram to pay tribute to him. “Dear Larry, It was the greatest honor getting to work with you and spend time learning about organizing and activism.

  6. Paul Popham - Wikipedia

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    Larry Kramer, who later left GMHC to found ACT UP, frequently fought with Popham.Kramer wrote in Reports from the Holocaust that, as a result, when writing the roman à clef play The Normal Heart, Kramer made the protagonist Ned Weeks (the cypher for himself) be obnoxious and Bruce Niles (the cypher for Popham) be a clearly sympathetic leader, by way of contrition.

  7. Former Playboy playmate jumps to her death with 7-year-old son

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    A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...

  8. The Destiny of Me - Wikipedia

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    It focuses on Ned Weeks, a character introduced in The Normal Heart, as he checks into the National Institutes of Health to undergo an experimental treatment for AIDS.Much of his story is told in flashback, as Ned recalls growing up as Alexander in a Jewish household where, as a hardcore theatre aficionado, he imitates Cornelia Otis Skinner and Mary Martin and adorns his bedroom with Broadway ...

  9. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited ...

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    Ned Weeks The Normal Heart: HBO: Billy Bob Thornton: Lorne Malvo: Fargo: FX: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie 2015 [10] Richard Jenkins: Henry Kitteridge: Olive Kitteridge: HBO: Adrien Brody: Harry Houdini: Houdini: History: Ricky Gervais: Derek Noakes Derek: The Special: Netflix: Timothy Hutton: Russ Skokie American Crime ...