death_date death_place birth_place subject nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
11 february 1978 austin , texas dallas , texas texas politics and politicians united states 21 april 1929 billy lee brammer.jpg billy lee brammer
 william lee brammer novelist , journalist
billy lee brammer

william lee brammer -lrb- april 21 , 1929 -- february 11 , 1978 -rrb- was an author , journalist , and political staffer in texas and washington , d.c. .
he is best known for his set of three linked novellas , `` the gay place . ''
