John Edward Heys papers circa 1962-2001 1969-2000

Johnson, Marsha P., 1945-1992

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Marsha P. Johnson (August 24, 1945 – July 6, 1992) was as an outspoken advocate for gay rights and drag queen; she was one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969. Johnson was a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and co-founded the radical activist group Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.), alongside close friend Sylvia Rivera....

Curtis, Jackie, 1947-1985

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Ridiculous Theatrical Company.

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Hujar, Peter, 1934-1987

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Du Plenty, Tomata

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Mueller, Cookie, 1949-1989

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Dorothy Karen "Cookie" Mueller (March 2, 1949 – November 10, 1989) was an American actress, writer, and Dreamlander who starred in many of filmmaker John Waters' early films, including Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Desperate Living. Cookie Mueller grew up with her parents Frank Lennert Mueller (d. 1984) and Anne (Sawyer) Mueller (d. 1995, aged 82) in the Baltimore suburbs in a house near the woods, a mental hospital and railroad tracks. She was nicknamed Cookie as a ba...

Ludlam, Charles

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b. 1943; d. 1987. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 723155580 Adam Berger, artist. From the guide to the Adam Berger portraits of performing arts personalities, 1967-1976, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) Charles Ludlam, actor, director, and playwright, was born April 12, 1943. He began his career in 1966 with the...

Clemente, Alba

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Ricard, Rene, 1946-2014

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Vreeland, Diana

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John Edward Heys was born in New Jersey on April 24, 1944. He moved to New York in 1967. Heys is an actor/performer who performed with numerous performance groups including the Angels of Light, the Cockettes, and Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company. Heys knew and worked with numerous artists including Charles Ludlam, Ethyl Eichelberger, Jackie Curtis, Cookie Mueller, Bill Vehr, Tomata du Plenty, and Gary Indiana Heys began his career as an usher then stage man...

Mahlsdorf, Charlotte ˜vonœ 1928-2002

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Indiana, Gary

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Heys, John Edward, 1948-

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John Edward Heys is an actor, artist, and gay activist. He was the editor and co-founder of Gay Power magazine, 1969-1970. From the description of John Edward Heys collection, 1969-2009 (bulk 1995-2009). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 683265893 Actor/performer John Edward Heys (born 1948) appeared with numerous performance groups, including the Angels of Light and Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company, but also became known for one-man s...

Black-Eyed Susan

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Vehr, Bill

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Machado, Agosto

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Cockettes (Theatrical troupe)

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The Cockettes, called a "fantasy drag troupe" and the inventors of "acid drag", drew from and influenced culture broadly, developing from underground performance to mainstream fame in San Francisco. The troupe was founded in 1969 and disbanded in 1972; some performers struck out on their own in the wake of the troupe's success....

Eichelberger, Ethyl, 1945-1990

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Angels of Light (Theatrical troupe)

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