More to report on here in early 2026.
These guys were a mosaic artist based in Philadelphia who completed more than 200 murals; a songwriter that composed for Madonna, Bangles, Cyndi Lauper, etc; an actor in movies like Revenge of the Nerds series, The Tommyknockers, Escape from L.A, and TV like Kung Fu, Bonanza, etc; and a hairdresser, disco musician and performer.
The photographs are marked by a kind of collaborative stillness, suggesting that Bellocq had earned not only access but trust.
E. J. Bellocq occupies a singular place in the cultural and photographic history of New Orleans, a figure who lived much of his life in obscurity yet left behind a body of work so haunting, so intimate, and so improbably preserved that it has since come to define the visual memory of Storyville. Born John Ernest Joseph Bellocq on 03-01-1873 in New Orleans to a French Creole family of some means,
A multi-talented American actor, martial artist, musician, and occasional producer known for his intense presence and versatile work across film and television.
I was watching Gunsmoke today and David Carradine was co-starring in the show “Lavery”, Season 16, Episode 22, February 22, 1971. It made me remember how much my dad and I enjoyed watching him as Kwai Chang Caine, on the show Kung Fu. I thought I would write about his career and odd death.
