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Elizabeth Debbie Eden (born Ernest Aron; August 19, 1946 – September 29, 1987) was an American transgender woman whose husband, John Wojtowicz, attempted a bank robbery, allegedly to pay for her gender-affirming surgery.
Jan 2, 2024 · The film classic starring Al Pacino, about a small-time criminal who robs a bank to pay for his lover’s sex change operation, left out the impact that prostitute Elizabeth Eden’s struggle had on...
Oct 11, 2022 · During this period, he met and fell in love with the woman who would change the course of his life: Elizabeth Eden. The two met at the San Gennaro Festival in 1971, and a fast and furious romance ensued, with the pair holding a wedding ceremony within months.
- Todd Kingston Plummer
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Oct 1, 1987 · Elizabeth D. Eden, whose desire for a sex-change operation led to an attempted bank robbery portrayed in the film ''Dog Day Afternoon,'' died of pneumonia resulting from AIDS Tuesday at Genesee...
May 10, 2024 · John Wojtowicz, one of the bank robbers in the 1972 heist that inspired the film, was a gay man who married a transgender woman named Elizabeth Eden. Learn about their relationship, his motives, and the events of the infamous crime in this article.
- Sidney Lumet
Sep 30, 1987 · Her former lover, John Wojtowicz, 42, of Brooklyn, said Elizabeth Debbie Eden, 41, formerly Ernest Aron, died of pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
Apr 2, 2022 · Elizabeth Eden, whose story was dramatised by 1975 film 'Dog Day Afternoon,' was a pioneering trans figure in popular culture – but her political impact runs far deeper than a botched bank robbery.