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Fred Halsted

Jul 17, 1941 - May 09, 1989 (47 years old) in Long Beach, California

Fred Halsted was an American gay pornographic film director, actor, escort, publisher, and sex club owner. His films Sex Garage and LA Plays Itself are the only gay pornographic movies in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, where they were screened before a capacity audience on April 23, 1974.

Known For

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Birth of a Nation
Self
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Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
Self
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LA Plays Itself
Himself
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Erotikus: A History of the Gay Movie
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El Paso Wrecking Corp.
Gene
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Sextool
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Nighthawk in Leather
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A Night at Halsted's
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Pieces of Eight
(segment "Raging Glory") (archive footage)
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The Filth and the Fury
(archive footage)

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