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Bob Flanagan
Bob Flanagan was a performance artist, writer, musician and actor born in New York City in 1952. Flanagan was known for his provocative and often shocking performance pieces that frequently dealt with his own chronic illnesses and physical pain, and often sought to confront cultural taboos surrounding disability, disease and sexuality. He died in 1996 at the age of 43 due to complications related to cystic fibrosis.
Titles credited to Bob Flanagan
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
The story of Robert Flanagan, a man who was born with cystic fibrosis and told he wouldn't live past 20, who through a unique odyssey of masochism, art and love found a way to live decades past his ex...
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