''The Mayor of Castro Street'' is a 1982 biography of

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, written by

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that "Shilts' interwoven account of the emergence of San Francisco as a gay mecca--and the accompanying rise in gays' political clout--is first-rate."

Adaptations

* In April 2007,

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closed a deal with

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to turn the book into a film.Fleming, Michael and McClintock, Pamela. "Pair Want Milk Made." ''Variety.'' April 13, 2007. However, the film appears to have stalled in "development hell," as no further news about development, casting or production has emerged. The intended adaptation was unrelated to the

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-winning fictional film about Harvey Milk's life, ''

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'', or to an earlier documentary, ''

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''. * In 2009,

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produced an audio version of ''The Mayor of Castro Street'', narrated by Marc Vietor, as part of its ''Modern Vanguard'' line of audiobooks.

References

1980s LGBT literature 1982 non-fiction books American biographies Biographies about LGBT people Books by Randy Shilts English-language books Harvey Milk LGBT politics in the United States LGBT literature in the United States {{US-poli-bio-book-stub