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Walt Odets is a clinical psychologist and author. He has written on psychological and social issues concerning gay and bisexual men and gay communities, particularly in relation to the psychological issues of gay men living in and surviving the AIDS epidemic and the relations between HIV-positive and HIV-negative men. The spring 1996 issue of ''Positive Impact Journal'' called Odets "an important voice in the AIDS education and prevention arena." Odets' 1995 study, ''In the Shadow of the Epidemic: Being HIV-Negative in the Age of AIDS'', was listed by the ''New York Times'' as among the “Notable Books of the Year 1995.” Additionally, ''In the Shadow of the Epidemic'' was the No. 1 bestselling book purchased by gay men in the late fall of 1995, according to ''The Advocate,'' and was confirmed as a "Gay Bestseller of 1995" by the Feminist Bookstore News. == Early life == Walt Whitman Odets was born on February 4, 1947, to playwright, screenwriter and director Clifford Odets and his second wife, actress Bette Grayson, in Los Angeles. The family, which included Walt's sister Nora, two years his senior,〔Brenman-Gibson, p. 617〕 moved to New York City in the summer of 1948. Odets and Grayson separated in October 1949 and were divorced in November 1951.〔Brenman-Gibson, p. 617.〕 In February 1954 Grayson died suddenly of pneumonia, leaving seven-year-old Walt and his disabled sister in the care of their father. Early in 1955 the truncated family moved back to the West Coast so that Clifford could return to screenwriting in order to make a living. He also considered California a healthier environment in which to raise children.〔Weales, p. 181.〕 Walt attended Beverly Hills High School, during which time he developed a continuing interest in photography. He was eventually awarded The San Francisco Foundation's James D. Phelan Award for Photography, in 2007. Clifford Odets died in Los Angeles in 1963 when Walt was sixteen. After his father's death, Walt frequently stayed in New York with his legal guardians, Lee Strasberg and Paula Strasberg. The Strasbergs were long-time friends of Clifford, dating from the early years of the Group Theatre,〔Brenman-Gibson, p. 245.〕 of which Clifford was a founding member. Lee Strasberg acted as interim literary executor of Clifford Odets' Estate until Walt Odets was eligible to assume the executorship〔Brenman-Gibson, Acknowledgments, p. 678.〕 at the age of 21. Odets received a B.A. in Philosophy from Wesleyan University in 1969. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walt Odets」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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