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David France

デイヴィッド・フランス

Deividdo Furansu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1959 （Kalamazoo, Michigan）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Kalamazoo, Michigan → New York City → Central America

Career

Occupations
Investigative reporter, Non-fiction author, Filmmaker
Active Years
1981-
Affiliations
Newsweek Senior Editor, New York Magazine Contributing Editor, Public Square Films Co-founder
Nominations
Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature (How to Survive a Plague), Multiple Emmy Award nominations

Awards

George Foster Peabody Award
2013
Work: How to Survive a Plague
Organization: Peabody Awards
Result: winner
Baillie Gifford Prize
2017
Work: How to Survive a Plague
Result: winner
Lambda Literary Award
2017
Work: How to Survive a Plague
Organization: Lambda Literary Foundation
Result: winner
Stonewall Book Award
2017
Work: How to Survive a Plague
Organization: American Library Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Our Fathers

2004 Non-fiction

A comprehensive history of the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the American church.

Catholic ChurchSexual abuse
Adaptations
  • [TV film] Our Fathers (2005)

The Confession

2006 Non-fiction

Co-written with former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, chronicles his rise to power and hiding his gay identity.

PoliticsLGBTQConfession

How to Survive a Plague

2016 Non-fiction

The definitive account of AIDS activism and how activists and scientists tamed AIDS.

AIDSLGBTQ rightsActivism

How to Survive a Plague (film)

2012 Documentary film

Documentary about the early years of the U.S. AIDS epidemic.

AIDSActivism

Bibliography

  • Our Fathers
  • The Confession
  • How to Survive a Plague

Adaptations

  • Our Fathers (Showtime film)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Investigative styleNarrative non-fictionObjective analysis
Recurring Motifs
LGBTQ issuesAIDS crisisHuman rightsActivism

Legacy

Renowned American investigative reporter, non-fiction author, and filmmaker best known for work on LGBTQ topics, especially the AIDS epidemic. Nominated for an Oscar and multiple Emmys, winner of Peabody, Baillie Gifford, and Lambda Literary Awards.

In Popular Culture

  • Appeared on The Colbert Report (2007)
  • Appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers (2017)

Trivia

  • He is openly gay.
  • Lost his boyfriend of five years to AIDS in 1992.
  • Was fired from the New York Post for being gay.
  • Co-founded Public Square Films in 2009.