- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKaren Lehmann
- Nickname
- Black Tarantula
- Kathy Acker was born on April 18, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for IDn4 (1991), The Golden Boat (1990) and Variety (1983). She was married to Peter Gordon and Robert Acker. She died on November 30, 1997 in Tijuana, Mexico.
- SpousesPeter Gordon(1976 - ?) (divorced)Robert Acker(1966 - ?) (divorced)
- American postmodern, feminist author influenced by cult figures such as William S. Burroughs and Georges Bataille. Author of almost a dozen novels, dozens of short stories and essays, an opera libretto, and a screenplay, she wrote about violence, alienation, and feminism. In 1981 she won a Pushcart Prize for her novel New York City in 1979.
- At the age of 18 she took odd jobs to support herself, including work in the sex industry as a stripper and show girl. Meanwhile she wrote journalistic pieces on the porn industry.
- In 1990, Acker set up a department of writing at the San Francisco Art Institute.
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