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Jackie Curtis

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Jackie Curtis

Birth
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Death
15 May 1985 (aged 38)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Woodlawn, Plot 14, Gr. 292
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Actor. Trans woman who appeared in the Andy Warhol films "Underground U.S.A." (1980), "Women In Revolt" (1972), "Mystery Of Body" (1971), and "Flesh" (1968). She also appeared in the television shows "An American Family" in 1973 and "The Corner Bar" from 1972 to 1973. In 1972, she was immortalized in Lou Reed's song, "Walk on the Wild Side" ("Jackie is just speeding away / thought she was James Dean for a day"). She passed away from an accidental heroin overdose.
Actor. Trans woman who appeared in the Andy Warhol films "Underground U.S.A." (1980), "Women In Revolt" (1972), "Mystery Of Body" (1971), and "Flesh" (1968). She also appeared in the television shows "An American Family" in 1973 and "The Corner Bar" from 1972 to 1973. In 1972, she was immortalized in Lou Reed's song, "Walk on the Wild Side" ("Jackie is just speeding away / thought she was James Dean for a day"). She passed away from an accidental heroin overdose.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Feb 22, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7202853/jackie-curtis: accessed ), memorial page for Jackie Curtis (19 Feb 1947–15 May 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7202853, citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.