Actor (1938-1988).
Born September 4th, 1938 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1988 at 49 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks