Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis - Craig B. Highberger

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First Edition, Chamberlain Bros., 2005, Hardback with removable protective plastic wrap - Biographical - 241pp. ISBN 9781596090798. DVD INCLUDES:
Producer/director Highberger's award-winning documentary film "Superstar in a Housedress," narrated by Lily Tomlin.
A vivacious, rollicking tribute to one-of-a-kind Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis
Based on author Craig Highbergers documentary of the same name, Superstar in a Housedress is a striking oral biography of avant-garde, cross-dressing performer Jackie Curtis. Even among Andy Warhols orbit of dramatic personas and colorful characters in the sixties and seventies, Curtis stood out. Whether done up in drag or portraying James Deanto whom he bore an uncanny resemblancehe dazzled in films, plays, and cabarets. Friends fondly recall how he brought his onstage eccentricities to everyday life, holding court in the backroom of the iconic nightclub Maxs Kansas City wearing tattered thirties housedresses, torn stockings, fabulous wigs, and glittering makeup.
Curtis died of a drug overdose in 1985, but not before leaving an indelible mark on New York Citys underground art scene. More than just a performer, Curtis translated his fixation on fame and its trappings into his own poetry and outrageous plays, such as Glamour, Glory and Gold and Vain Victory. With snippets of his work alongside colorful recollections from his friends and acquaintancesincluding Lily Tomlin, Michael Musto, Holly Woodlawn, Harvey Fierstein, and Paul Morrisseythis is a fitting and touching tribute that evokes the spirited, creative energy that radiated from Jackie Curtis.

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