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Contents:
- JAM BIDGOOD, A MASTER OF GAY PHOTOGRAPHY, DI AT 88
- WAKEFIELD POOLE, PNEER GAY PORNOGRAPHY, DI AT 85
- TREAT WILLIAMS, LGBTQ+ ALLY GAY-THEMED FILMS, DEAD AT 71
JAM BIDGOOD, A MASTER OF GAY PHOTOGRAPHY, DI AT 88
In addn to his elaborately staged imag of gay fantasi, he ma the film “Pk Narciss,” a cult classic released anonymoly 1971. * film gay obituary *
AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThose we’ve lostIn addn to his elaborately staged imag of gay fantasi, he ma the film “Pk Narciss, ” a cult classic released anonymoly Tullo for The New York TimPublished Feb. 7, 2022Jam Bidgood, who elevated mpy gay photography the 1960s and ’70s wh his refully staged phantasmagoric pictur, and who was the anonymo director behd “Pk Narciss, ” a gay film released 1971 that beme somethg of a cult classic, died on Jan. Bidgood was also shootg the film that, 1971, would turn to “Pk Narciss, ” the loosely plotted story of a gay htler’s fantasi.
WAKEFIELD POOLE, PNEER GAY PORNOGRAPHY, DI AT 85
He gave up a dance reer to create a crossover, and now classic, h film 1971 that had both gay and straight dienc, and celebri, lg up to see . * film gay obituary *
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TREAT WILLIAMS, LGBTQ+ ALLY GAY-THEMED FILMS, DEAD AT 71
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