What happened to Robert Patrick (Playwright)

American playwright, Robert Patrick has been reported dead by his close friend Jason Jenn.

“He immediately found his ‘family of friends’ and chose to remain there as an ardent devotee of that first Off Off Broadway venue, taking on odd jobs to support himself and becoming involved in all aspects of theatrical productions,” Jenn shared how Patrick went into Broadway Production.

He died in his sleep on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the age of 85, in his Los Angeles home.

Patrick wrote one of the earliest modern gay (at that time) plays of the early Off Off Broadway era in 1964 dubbed The Haunted Host, heavily inspired by his roommate, Lanford Wilson.

He led several productions at La Mama Experimental Theatre Club. He produced another show on PBS in 1969 titled Camera Obscura which starred Marge Champion.

He was named “New York’s Most-Produced Playwright” in 1972 by publishing company, Samuel French.

His most famous play was Kennedy’s Children produced in 1975. The play starred Tony Award winner, Shirley Knight. It was focused on “a group of former 1960s activists reuniting and reminiscing in a Lower East side bar.” It adapted into film by Patrick in 1982.