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- FAMO DIRECTOR HAS BEEN LLED AS GAY.. ?
- 'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
FAMO DIRECTOR HAS BEEN LLED AS GAY.. ?
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One of the earlit openly gay directors, John Waters boasts a prolific body of work, most of which clus inic mils and cult edi. Openly homosexual, he married twice; one of his wiv acted his films and the other served as his edor.
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'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY
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