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Brandon Teena was a transgender man who was raped and killed by John Lotter and Tom Nissen in 1993 in Nebraska. His life and death inspired the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry, and led to increased awareness of hate crime laws.
Lana M. Tisdel (born May 28, 1975) [2] is an American woman whose early life and involvement with the December 1993 murders of Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Phillip DeVine at the hands of John Lotter and Tom Nissen is chronicled in the 1998 documentary The Brandon Teena Story and the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry (which left out DeVine). [3]
Peter Sarsgaard is an American actor who has appeared in films such as Boys Don't Cry, Green Lantern, and The Batman. He is married to Maggie Gyllenhaal, the sister of Jake Gyllenhaal, another actor.
Norm Macdonald (1959-2021) was a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his deadpan style and political satire. He died of leukemia in September 2021, after a career that included SNL, The Norm Show, and Netflix talk shows.
John Loder (1898-1988) was a British film actor who worked in Germany, Britain and Hollywood. He was married to Hedy Lamarr from 1943 to 1947.
Welcome Back, Kotter is a sitcom about a teacher who returns to his old high school to teach a class of troublemakers. The show featured John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino, one of the Sweathogs, and ran from 1975 to 1979.
This web page provides a comprehensive list of people on death row in the U.S. by state and federal jurisdiction, as of July 1, 2024. It also includes demographic and statistical data on the death row population, such as ethnicity, gender, education, mental illness, and time on death row.
Boys Don't Cry is a biographical film about Brandon Teena, a trans man who was murdered in Nebraska in 1993. Hilary Swank won an Oscar for her portrayal of Brandon, who falls in love with Lana Tisdel, played by Chloë Sevigny.