Born: 23-Oct-1923
Birthplace: Richmond, IN

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay
Occupation: Composer, Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Paris Diary

Father: C. Rufus Rorem
Mother: Gladys Miller
Sister: Rosemary Marshall

    Conservatory: American Conservatory, Chicago
    University: Northwestern University

Author of books:
The Paris Diary of Ned Rorem (1966, journal)
Music From Inside Out (1967)
The New York Diary of Ned Rorem (1967, journal)
Music and People (1968)
Critical Affairs: A Composer's Journal (1970)
Pure Contraption: A Composer's Essays (1974)
The Final Diary, 1961-1972 (1974, journal)
An Absolute Gift: A New Diary (1978)
Paul's Blues (1984)
Setting the Tone: Essay and Diary (1984)
The Nantucket Diary of Ned Rorem 1973-1985 (1987, journal)
Settling the Score: Essays on Music (1988)
Knowing When to Stop: A Memoir (1994, memoir)
Other Entertainment: Collected Pieces (1996)
Lies: A Diary, 1986-1999 (2000, journal)
Later Diaries of Ned Rorem: 1961-1972 (2000, journal)
A Ned Rorem Reader (2002, anthology)
Wings of Friendship: Selected Letters, 1944-2003 (2005, letters)

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