Jackie Curtis

Jackie Curtis
Curtis by Andy Warhol in 1974
Born	John Curtis Holder Jr. (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
Other names	Shannon Montgomery
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer, singer
Relatives	Slugger Ann (grandmother)

Jackie Curtis (February 19, 1947 – May 15, 1985) was an American underground actor, singer, and playwright best known as a Warhol superstar. Primarily a stage actor in New York City, Curtis performed as both a man and in drag.

Curtis made his stage debut as Nefertiti's brother in Tom Eyen's play Miss Nefertiti Regrets (1965). He subsequently wrote several plays, including Glamour, Glory and Gold (1967), Amerika Cleopatra (1968), and Vain Victory: Vicissitudes of the Damned (1971). Curtis appeared in the films Andy Warhol's Flesh (1968), directed by Paul Morrissey,^[1] and starred in Women in Revolt (1971), a comedic spoof of the women's liberation movement.^[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 glam rock performers such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Gary Glitter and Mott the Hoople.