1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁death s ▁Category : G erman ▁film ▁actress es ▁Category : G erman ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁Mexico <0x0A> </s> ▁Sam ▁D ’ All es andro ▁( born ▁Richard ▁Anderson ) ▁( A pril ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁– ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁writer ▁and ▁poet . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁elegant ▁lyr ics , ▁S li pp ery ▁S ins . ▁ ▁D ' All es andro ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁" New ▁N arr ative " ▁writers , ▁which ▁included ▁Robert ▁Gl ück , ▁Bruce ▁Bo one , ▁Steve ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁others . ▁He ▁reached ▁out ▁to ▁other ▁like - mind ed ▁writers ▁and ▁contact ed ▁Dennis ▁Cooper , ▁Kath y ▁A cker , ▁Benjamin ▁We iss man , ▁David ▁Tr in idad , ▁and ▁D od ie ▁Bell amy . ▁With ▁Bell amy ▁he ▁began ▁an ▁ep istol ary ▁collaboration ▁she ▁was ▁later ▁to ▁publish ▁as ▁Real : ▁The ▁Let ters ▁of ▁M ina ▁H ark er ▁and ▁Sam ▁D ’ All es andro . ▁A ▁gay ▁man , ▁D ' All es andro ▁died ▁of ▁A ID S ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁aged ▁ 3 1 , ▁leaving