Descriptive Summary
Jac McAnelly papers
circa
1920-1985
1980-1985
Coll2008-008
McAnelly, Jac, 1940-
1 archive box
0.4 linear foot
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.
Los Angeles, California 90007
Papers of Jac McAnelly, including correspondence
from 1980-1985, primarily between McAnelly and his sometime lover, model and
erotic film actor Gene Carrier (aka Johnny Harden); family photographs circa
1920-1950; Carrier's modeling portfolio, including two photographs with Andy
Warhol. Additional materials include a screenplay,
The Master of the Discipline
(1984), by McAnelly and Michael Zen, and two drawings by McAnelly from the
September 1972 issue of
Tiger Beat.
Languages represented in the collection: English
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access
restrictions.
Publication Rights
Researchers wishing to publish materials must obtain permission in
writing from ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives as the physical owner.
Researchers must also obtain clearance from the holder(s) of any copyrights in
the materials. Note that ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives can grant
copyright clearance only for those materials for which we hold the copyright.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright clearance for
all other materials directly from the copyright holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Jac McAnelly papers, Coll2008-008, ONE National Gay and Lesbian
Archives, Los Angeles, California.
Acquisition Information
Unknown. The collection may have come from Gene Carrier (aka Johnny
Harden), McAnelly's sometime lover, as the majority of materials are addressed
to him, and the collection includes photographs from his modeling
portfolio.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Teresa A. Soleau, May 6, 2008.
Biography
Very little is known about Jac McAnelly. The earliest items among his
papers are photographs taken in the early 20th century in Brooklyn; other
materials in the collection indicate that the family later lived in
Bloomington, Illinois. The Internet Movie Database (imdb.com) indicates that
McAnelly worked in films and television, primarily in production and costume
design, from approximately 1973 until at least 1987. The films on which he
worked include
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973),
Devil Times Five and
Big Bad Mama (1974),
Crazy Mama (1975),
Lady in Red (1979),
Rodeo Girl (1980),
Hospital Massacre and
The Executioner's Song (1982),
Repo Man (actor, 1984),
Flicks and
Voyage of the Rock Aliens (costume designer
and actor, 1987); the television programs include two episodes of
Alice (1976 and 1977),
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978),
Rodeo Girl (1980),
The Patricia Neal Story (1981),
A Summer to Remember (1985), and
Betrayed by Innocence (1986). He also
registered at least two songs with the United States Copyright Office:
Hard Kisses (1979), and
Dark Angel (1983).
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of the papers of Jac McAnelly for the period
circa 1920-1985. The correspondence dates from 1980-1985 and is primarily
between McAnelly and his sometime lover, model and erotic film actor Gene
Carrier (aka Johnny Harden), whom he appears to have met on the set of the film
Lady in Red (1979), on which McAnelly served
as production designer and Carrier had a small part, either uncredited or under
another name. The color and black & white photographs include family
photographs circa 1920-1950, a contact sheet and negatives of extracts from a
book on historical buildings of Bloomington, Illinois, a modeling portfolio of
Carrier, including two photographs with Andy Warhol, and one signed photograph
of Jim Steele. The creative works include a screen play,
The Master of the Discipline, by McAnelly
and Michael Zen from 1984, two drawings by McAnelly from the September 1972
issue of
Tiger Beat. The last two items are
McAnelly's working script of Robert Patrick's
Kennedy's Children and a clipping from the
Illinois State University newspaper circa 1980.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Carrier, Gene (aka Johnny Harden),
1956-
Gays in the performing arts
McAnelly, Jac, 1940-
Photographs
Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987
Collection Contents
Correspondence
circa
1980-1985 1 :
1
Photographs (color and black & white)
circa
1920-1985 1 :
2-5
4 folders.
Family
circa
1920-1950 1 :
2
Buildings of Bloomington, Illinois
undated
1 : 3
Gene Carrier aka Johnny Harden
circa 1982
1 : 4
Photographs from modeling portfolio.
Jim Steele
undated
1 : 5
Creative works
1972-1984
1 : 6-7
Drawings in
Tigerbeat
1972
1 : 6
Screenplay,
The Master of the
Discipline
1984
1 : 7
Miscellaneous
undated
1 : 8-9
Working script of Robert Patrick,
Kennedy's Children
undated
1 : 8
Clipping from Illinois State University
newspaper
circa 1980
1 : 9