Jackie Curtis

Jackie Curtis
Paintinng by Gary LeGault of Jackie Curtis at SNAFU in 1980
Born	(1947-02-19)February 19, 1947 New York City, US
Died	May 15, 1985(1985-05-15) (aged 38) New York City, US
Resting place	Rose Hills Memorial Park, Putnam Valley, New York
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer, singer, Warhol Superstar
Relatives	Slugger Ann (grandmother)

Jackie Curtis (February 19, 1947 – May 15, 1985) (aka John Curtis Holder Jr.) was a pansexual American underground actor, singer and playwright best known as a Andy Warhol superstar. Primarily a stage actor in New York City, Curtis performed as both a man and in drag. Curtis' plays included Glamour, Glory and Gold, Amerika Cleopatra, and Vain Victory. Curtis made his film debut as Jackie in Andy Warhol's 1968 Flesh, directed by Paul Morrissey starring Joe Dallesandro.^[1] Curtis starred as Jackie in Warhol's 1971 Women in Revolt film which satirizes the Women's Liberation Movement and alludes to Valerie Solanas and her SCUM Manifesto.^[2] While performing in drag on stage and screen, Curtis would typically wear lipstick, glitter, bright red hair, ripped dresses and stockings. Curtis pioneered this combination of camp trashy glamour as a style that inspired many entertainers, including Jayne County, the New York Dolls, and all following glitter rock (aka glam rock) musical performers of the late-1970s, such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Gary Glitter and Mott the Hoople.