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Jackie Curtis (February 19, 1947 – May 15, 1985) was an American actor, writer, singer, and Warhol superstar . Early life and career. Jackie Curtis was born John Curtis Holder Jr. in New York City to John Holder and Jenevive Uglialoro and had one sibling, half-brother Timothy Holder, who is an openly gay Episcopal priest.
Feb 19, 2021 · Jackie Curtis was born on February 19, 1947 in New York City to John Holder and Jenevive Uglialoro. After they divorced, Jackie was mostly raised by her maternal grandmother, Slugger Ann, who famously performed at her bar, with which she shared her name.
SUPERSTAR IN A HOUSEDRESS: THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF JACKIE CURTIS. By Amy Taubin. JACKIE CURTIS made brilliant entrances, and although he sometimes overstayed his welcome, his final exit, in 1985 at age thirty-eight, came much too soon. Heroin, to paraphrase Lou Reed, was the death of him.
Oct 22, 2018 · Jackie Curtis was one of Andy Warhol’s Superstars — a somewhat ironic term, to be sure: being an East Village drag performer in the 1960s and 1970s wasn’t a career track that led all...
Feb 26, 2024 · Jackie Curtis, the playwright and drag performer best known for her outlandish roles in Warhol films including Flesh and Women in Revolt, wasn’t just a Superstar. Raised in the East Village, where her grandmother ran a notorious dive bar, Jackie grew up in the spotlight, scoring her first off-Broadway role in 1965 at just 17 years old.
Nov 16, 2006 · The first five minutes of my award-winning documentary on the life and legend of Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis. The film is available for theatrical screenings, it is for sale on DVD on eBay...
Jackie Curtis. Actor: Women in Revolt. Jackie's friendship and professional association with Andy Warhol began in the mid-1960s. He appeared in director Paul Morrissey's Women in Revolt (1971) with Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn and Flesh (1968) with Joe Dallesandro and Candy Darling, presented by Andy Warhol.
Jackie Curtis. Actor: Women in Revolt. Jackie's friendship and professional association with Andy Warhol began in the mid-1960s. He appeared in director Paul Morrissey's Women in Revolt (1971) with Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn and Flesh (1968) with Joe Dallesandro and Candy Darling, presented by Andy Warhol.
May 17, 1985 · Jackie Curtis, a playwright, director and performer, died of a drug overdose Wednesday, according to the New York City Medical Examiner's office. He was 38 years old.
Jackie Curtis was a pioneer transgender film star, poet, playwright, and Warhol Superstar.
