Peter Adair

Peter Adair

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1943 - 1996

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Documentary filmmaker, notably for the production of 'Word is Out' (1977) which profiled 26 people telling their gay life stories. Created 'The AIDS Show: Artists Involved With Death and Survival,' (1986) which followed members of a theater group in San Francisco as they developed pieces about the epidemic. Died of AIDS.

See Also

• Documentary Filmmakers From the LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/30/us/peter-adair-53-director-dies-made-films-with-gay-themes.html
• http://www.newvideo.com/filmmakers/peter-adair/
• http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Veteran-Filmmaker-Peter-Adair-He-Shot-Word-Is-3739183.php

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