Russell Gay

Russell Gay (born c. 1916) was a British glamour photographer.[1] He was known in the 1950s for his discovery of the model Sabrina.[2] In 1957, Gay was described by Art and Photography magazine as "the UK’s top glamour photographer".[2]

In the 1960s, under the name Mistral Films, Gay produced a series of low-budget films distributed on 8 mm film, including World Without Shame, and the sex/horror short film Blood Lust.[3] In 1966, Gay launched the soft-core pornographic magazine Fiesta, followed by its more upmarket sister magazine Knave in 1968.[4]

He was the first husband of Patricia Maureen Rose, who was 32 years younger than him.[5] She was later to marry the billionaire John Kluge.[6]

Gay moved to live in Monaco in the 1980s, selling his magazine business to the magazines' printing company.[7]

References

1. Halligan, Benjamin (2022). Hotbeds of licentiousness : the British glamour film and the permissive society. New York. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-80073-487-6. OCLC 1295612077.
2. "Russell Gay". Vintage Fetish. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
3. "The Last Step Down and ultra-rare vampire sex film Blood Lust". Horror Society. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
4. "Photographer Russell Gay". Pamela Green. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
5. Close, John Weir (2013-10-15). A Giant Cow-Tipping by Savages: The Boom, Bust, and Boom Culture of M&A. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-137-39775-1.
6. Brennan, Morgan. "The Rise And Fall Of Patricia Kluge". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
7. Campbell, Hayley; Gaiman, Neil (2017-06-19). The Art of Neil Gaiman. Octopus. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-78157-517-8.

See also

• Harrison Marks
• Paul Raymond
• David Sullivan