Curtis Harrington
(September 17, 1926-2007)
Sign: Virgo
“…most films are just animated demographics, the casting is all demographic, and it’s nothing to do with the integrity of the film. I’m not interested in seeing films that are for built-in demographics.”
Gay American director and film historian notable for his horror b-movies, his collaborations with experimental Queer director Kenneth Anger, and for being the catalyst behind discovering and preserving James Whale’s former lost-film The Old Dark House.
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