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Timothy Conigrave Timothy Conigrave i(A3220 works by) (a.k.a. Tim Conigrave)
Born: Established: 19 Nov 1959 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 18 Oct 1994 Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Conigrave was educated at Xavier College and Monash University. He trained as an actor at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1984. He appeared in Brighton Beach Memoirs and with The Fabulous Globos and initiated the project Soft Targets seen at the Griffin Theatre, 1986.

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y separately published work icon Holding the Man Melbourne : McPhee Gribble , 1995 Z551412 1995 single work autobiography

'The mid-seventies - and satin baggies and chunky platforms reigned supreme. Jethro Tull did battle with glam-rock for the airwaves. At an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne Timothy Conigrave fell wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So began a relationship that was to last for fifteen years, a love affair that weathered disapproval, separation and, ultimately, death. Holding the Man recreates that relationship. With honesty and insight it explore the highs and lows of any partnership: the intimacy, constraints, temptations. And the strength of heart both men had to find when they tested positive to HIV.' (Publisher's blurb)

1995 winner United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights Non-Fiction
1995 winner Human Rights Awards Literature Non-Fiction Award
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