James Kirkwood Jr. (August 22, 1924 – April 21, 1989) was an American author and Pulitzer prize-winning playwright, the son of actor James Kirkwood Sr. and Lila Lee.
Wrote the novels:
- Good Times/Bad Times
- Hit Me with a Rainbow
- P.S. Your Cat Is Dead
- Some Kind of Hero
- There Must Be a Pony
Wrote the plays:
- U.T.B.U. (Unhealthy to Be Unpleasant)
- A Chorus Line
- Legends
- Stage Stuck
Works by James Kirkwood contain examples of:
- Depraved Bisexual: In P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, Jimmy sees Vito as this initially. Crazy Carmine actually turns out to be depraved, however, or at least refuses to take 'no' for an answer until forced to.
