J. Brian
Birth : 1932-02-21, Alameda, California, U.S.
Death : 1985-05-17
History
Jeremiah Brian Donahue, better known as J. Brian, is credited with several firsts in the gay adult industry. As J. Brian he began as a photographer and in 1964 was allegedly the first in the modern era to publish male full frontal nudes. Brian moved to San Francisco in the mid-1960s. He and his partner Bob Damron formed Calafran Enterprises, a photographic studio, which also published the magazine "Golden Boys" in 1968. Brian began producing silent "loops", among them "Opus One" (1969), "Little Boy Lust" (1970), and "Come to the Orgy" (1971). His first feature, "Seven in a Barn" (1971) is said to be the first gay adult feature with synchronized sound. This and subsequent films were distinguished by the appearances of "all-American" young men in rural locations.
Director of Photography
Whatever happened to Wohler Beach? Oral histories and spectral pornography resurrect memories of a once legendary gay beach.
Director
This well-edited and narrated retrospective of gay fuck flick pioneer filmmaker J. Brian (Brian J. Donohue) sparkles precisely because of what it lacks: the artist himself, speaking in his own words. This serious omission allows the artist's work to speak both for him and for itself, and allows the viewer a freshness unencumbered by bias. The work, five films and seven vignettes, speaks loudly of J. Brian's vision of youth, sexual freedom, and naturalism unfettered by society or its constraints.
Director
Twin action scenes from the films Duplicated, Schoolmates, Schoolmates II, School's Out, Fist Full and Incest: Brother Love.
Producer
Collection of 4 independent short films that were all previously released. The short "Ebony Love" was also released under the title of "Telephone Repairman."
Director
J. Brian's 1970s classic Golden Boys features the first hardcore orgy scene ever shot, which ushered in a new era of gay porn. Featuring: "Golden Boys", "Hideaway Bed", "Five in Hand", "Book Review", and "Tall John and Little John
Producer
The lives and fantasies of a group of contestants at San Francisco bar The End Up's famous jock strap dance contest.
Writer
The lives and fantasies of a group of contestants at San Francisco bar The End Up's famous jock strap dance contest.
Director
The lives and fantasies of a group of contestants at San Francisco bar The End Up's famous jock strap dance contest.
Producer
From the initial scene you'll become spellbound sharing the passion and involvement of two pairs of twin brothers! Huge "components" combined with the skill and artistry of the Christy Twins and the Lee Twins, with the fantastic close-up shots of the most intriguing action imaginable make this production one you'll never tire of.
Director
From the initial scene you'll become spellbound sharing the passion and involvement of two pairs of twin brothers! Huge "components" combined with the skill and artistry of the Christy Twins and the Lee Twins, with the fantastic close-up shots of the most intriguing action imaginable make this production one you'll never tire of.
Editor
Two men swap ranch stories at a leather bar.
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Two men swap ranch stories at a leather bar.
Producer
Two men swap ranch stories at a leather bar.
Director
Two men swap ranch stories at a leather bar.
Director of Photography
A straight hiker stumbles across a group of gay men in the woods and eventually gets his.
Writer
A straight hiker stumbles across a group of gay men in the woods and eventually gets his.
Producer
A straight hiker stumbles across a group of gay men in the woods and eventually gets his.
Editor
A straight hiker stumbles across a group of gay men in the woods and eventually gets his.
Director
A straight hiker stumbles across a group of gay men in the woods and eventually gets his.
Director
Dean Chasson manages a gay gym where J. Brian's Golden Boys work out.
Editor
Joe Markham stars as Phil Andros in this adaptation of Samuel Steward's $TUD.
Cinematography
Joe Markham stars as Phil Andros in this adaptation of Samuel Steward's $TUD.
Director
Joe Markham stars as Phil Andros in this adaptation of Samuel Steward's $TUD.
Director of Photography
A surfer meets a salesman meets a handyman meets a... in this all-male take on La Ronde.
Writer
A surfer meets a salesman meets a handyman meets a... in this all-male take on La Ronde.
Editor
A surfer meets a salesman meets a handyman meets a... in this all-male take on La Ronde.
Director
A surfer meets a salesman meets a handyman meets a... in this all-male take on La Ronde.
Director
Seven virile young men form an unusual club to meet in a secluded barn to experiment with each other sexually and totally without inhibition.
Director
A collection of three unrelated sex scenes by J. Brian.
Editor
Four superbly unique features, related only by their excellence of production quality, comprise this winner — Chapter 3! The first, a 40 minutes long feature, "Come To The Orgy" includes, if you can imagine, an acre of beautiful boys filling every appetite of passionate desires in a lovely country club environment! Following are "Do Your Own," starring Robin Yonco, "The Big Bragger," starring Jim (Rick) Cassidy, Steve Boyd and Jack Allen, and "The Naked Ship," starring Bob, Roger and Eric.
Producer
Four superbly unique features, related only by their excellence of production quality, comprise this winner — Chapter 3! The first, a 40 minutes long feature, "Come To The Orgy" includes, if you can imagine, an acre of beautiful boys filling every appetite of passionate desires in a lovely country club environment! Following are "Do Your Own," starring Robin Yonco, "The Big Bragger," starring Jim (Rick) Cassidy, Steve Boyd and Jack Allen, and "The Naked Ship," starring Bob, Roger and Eric.
Director
Four superbly unique features, related only by their excellence of production quality, comprise this winner — Chapter 3! The first, a 40 minutes long feature, "Come To The Orgy" includes, if you can imagine, an acre of beautiful boys filling every appetite of passionate desires in a lovely country club environment! Following are "Do Your Own," starring Robin Yonco, "The Big Bragger," starring Jim (Rick) Cassidy, Steve Boyd and Jack Allen, and "The Naked Ship," starring Bob, Roger and Eric.
Writer
Four superbly unique features, related only by their excellence of production quality, comprise this winner — Chapter 3! The first, a 40 minutes long feature, "Come To The Orgy" includes, if you can imagine, an acre of beautiful boys filling every appetite of passionate desires in a lovely country club environment! Following are "Do Your Own," starring Robin Yonco, "The Big Bragger," starring Jim (Rick) Cassidy, Steve Boyd and Jack Allen, and "The Naked Ship," starring Bob, Roger and Eric.
