[78-L] Adult Film Star with a 78RPM Connection dies

[Steve Ramm]

This should spice things up a bit. THis obit of a former gay/straight porn star appeared today. Read through to see the reason for posting on 78-L.

 

Steve

 

Jack Wrangler | 1970s porn star, 62

Jack Wrangler, 62, a ruggedly handsome 1970s porn star whose openness about his homosexuality made him a symbol of self-confidence for many gay men, died Tuesday in Manhattan from complications of lung disease, said Lewis Tice, director of publicity and marketing for TLA Releasing, a distributor of gay-themed independent films. 
His life of sometimes surprising turns - he found decades-long love with big-band singer Margaret Whiting - was chronicled in the documentary Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon, released last fall. 
Born John Stillman in Beverly Hills, Calif., the son of TV producer Robert Stillman, Mr. Wrangler got his start performing in the religiously themed 1950s NBC series The Faith of Our Children. 
As a young man, he was bartending and go-go dancing in West Hollywood when a role in a San Francisco play sent his career hurtling in a new direction - under a new last name, borrowed from the label on his plaid work shirt. 
His nude scene in the show led to modeling and a string of gay, and later straight, erotic films. 
His resume grew to include more than 80 adult films. He got out of porn after meeting Whiting and turned his attention to theater and cabaret, crafting Whiting's cabaret acts and several shows around the legacy of songwriter Johnny Mercer, who had fostered her career. - AP


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