Jason Holliday American sex worker and performer Jason Holliday was BOTD in 1924. Born Aaron Payne, he was raised in New Jersey, training as an actor at the Actors’ Workshop in Los Angeles and the American Academ…

American sex worker and performer Jason Holliday, the edgy and compelling subject of Shirley Clarke’s 1967 documentary “Portrait of Jason”, was BOTD in 1924. #jasonholliday #portraitofjason #bornonthisday #supergays

One Man, Saved From Invisibility (Published 2013) A lingering visit with a gay black hustler, Shirley Clarke’s nonfiction “Portrait of Jason” (1967), has been reissued.

Finally crossed this remarkable piece of cinema off my “must watch” list. Hollywood being dead and work being depressingly scarce gives you time to watch movies.

#filmsky #shirleyclarke #portraitofjason #documentary