Synopsis A biography of Billy Tipton, a jazz musician who was born female but who lived as a man for nearly five decades. Incorporating photographs, program notes, and other memorabilia from Tipton's personal archives, this biography pays attention to issues of gender identity and reveals the many clues that Tipton scattered in her performances regarding her double life.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-06-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 326 pages | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 21.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Jazz musician Billy Tipton grew up as Dorothy Tipton but lived as a man from the time she was 19 until she died at age 74. Tipton's death made news all over the world, not because he was celebrated as a musician but because the scale of his deception: he had "married" five women and had reared several adopted children. 60 photos.
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