Ron Vawter (December 9, 1948–April 16, 1994) was a founding member of The Wooster Group. He performed in most of the group's works until his death from complications due to AIDS in 1994 at the age of 45. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Wooster Group is an ensemble of artists who collaborate on the development and production of theatre and media pieces. ... Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...

In addition to his work with The Wooster Group he frequently appeared in films, including Philadelphia, The Silence of the Lambs and sex, lies, and videotape, generally playing small character roles. The Wooster Group is an ensemble of artists who collaborate on the development and production of theatre and media pieces. ... Philadelphia is a 1993 film drama revolving around the AIDS epidemic, written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Jonathan Demme. ... The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. ... The correct title of this article is sex, lies, and videotape. ...

He is perhaps best known for the play "Roy Cohn/Jack Smith" a series of two monologues that contrast the characters of the two homosexual men who both died of AIDS. Roy Marcus Cohn (February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) was an American lawyer who came to prominence during the investigations by Senator Joseph McCarthy into Communism in the government and especially during the Army-McCarthy Hearings. ... Jack Smith (14 November 1932 in Columbus, Ohio - 25 September 1989 in New York) was a US-American film director and one of the pioneers of American underground cinema. ...

Ron Vawter graduated from Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. Siena College is a nationally recognized independent Catholic Liberal Arts College situated in the suburban community of Loudonville, New York, two miles north of the states capital (Albany). ...