Wakefield Poole, Pioneer in Gay Pornography, Dies at 85 https://t.co/JjJUkINQZI
— Scott Heim (@Scott_Heim) November 28, 2021
via @NYTimes We all have our heroes https://t.co/1LQGj65M4F
— sarah schulman (@sarahschulman3) November 28, 2021
In 1971, Wakefield Poole directed the gay pornography classic “Boys in the Sand.” He was hailed as a gay porn pioneer and the film became a crossover hit that changed attitudes about pornography among gay and straight audiences that lined up to see it. https://t.co/MFJYHh89Rp
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) November 28, 2021
“The reason I stopped making films was the AIDS situation,” Poole said. “I lost my fan base to AIDS. I saw them all die. It’s a miracle I’m not dead. Cocaine saved my life. I did so much coke, I couldn’t have sex.”
— Philip Gourevitch (@PGourevitch) November 28, 2021
— obit by @AlexVadukul https://t.co/9IysOFsBPk
RIP Wakefield Poole (stills from BIBLE!, 1974) pic.twitter.com/h0y6bPnzTY
— Adam Piron (@adam_piron) November 28, 2021
Goodbye to Wakefield Poole (in this fine obituary by @AlexVadukul).https://t.co/lhqayBjIn4
— Benjamin Dreyer (here/not here) (@BCDreyer) November 28, 2021
Rest in power to Wakefield Poole, who changed gay male representation, aesthetics, and, obviously, porn. Revisiting @alexanderchee’s wonderful conversation with him. “I found people who wanted each other, who were hot for each other.”https://t.co/xAIuh9HlDi
— jackson howard (@jaxxonhoward) November 28, 2021
π¨ Wakefield Poole gets a Times obit! π¨ https://t.co/cgCmSsxVxI
— Will Sloan (@WillSloanEsq) November 29, 2021
RIP Wakefield Poole, pioneering gay pornographer. @NYTimes' @AlexVadukul is so good at writing these thoughtful obits of people who would have died in obscurity in previous generations. https://t.co/DX296rSJlj
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) November 28, 2021
It was an honor to program Boys in the Sand at @Metrograph years ago and I wish I had shown more of Wakefield Poole’s films when given the chance. This is another great obit by @AlexVadukul. https://t.co/ipllCc4lND
— Michael Lieberman (@michaelagrammar) November 28, 2021
Fascinating obit https://t.co/qTiiyi8KIY
— Charles Finch (@CharlesFinch) November 28, 2021
