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Francis Francine

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Biography

Frank di Giovanni, elevator operator, was the first of the Andy Warhol transvestite superstars.

Francine had been intended as the star of Flaming Creatures, 1962, but disappeared partway through filming, leaving Mario Montez the throne.

He was given star treatment in the Andy Warhol/Paul Morrissey film Lonesome Cowboys, 1968, as a the transvestite sheriff. The camera lingers as he puts on drag and makeup. This in a cowboy village partly owned by John Wayne.

Known For

Chumlum
Lonesome Cowboys
Lonesome Cowboys

1968

as Sheriff

Normal Love
Normal Love

1965

as Pink Fairy

Flaming Creatures
Flaming Creatures

1963

as Francis Francine

Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
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