David Rakoff

 

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David Benjamin Rakoff was a Canadian-born American writer based in New York City who was noted for his humorous, sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. Rakoff described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer" and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer. Rakoff died of cancer in Manhattan on August 9, 2012

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David Rakoff

Born 1964-11-27 (61 years ago) in Montreal.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Lambda Literary Award for Humor (Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems) 2005 Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems
Lambda Literary Award for Humor (Fraud) 2001 Fraud
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Lambda Literary Award for Humor (Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems) 2005 Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems
Lambda Literary Award for Humor (Fraud) 2001 Fraud
Parents

Gina Shochat-Rakoff, Vivian Rakoff

Siblings

Simon Rakoff, Ruth Rakoff

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David Benjamin Rakoff was a Canadian-born American writer based in New York City who was noted for his humorous, sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. Rakoff described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer" and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer.

Rakoff died of cancer in Manhattan on August 9, 2012.

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