The Beard (play)

The Beard is a 1965 American stage play by Michael McClure.[1] The play was frequently the subject of legal action.[2][3]

The play has two characters, Billy the Kid and Jean Harlow. It was filmed by Andy Warhol starring Gerard Malanga and Mary Woronov.[4]

The play was performed in New York Off-Broadway in 1967–68 and the production received two Obie Awards. Jim Morrison was an admirer of the play and came close to starring in a film production of the play produced by Elliott Kastner.[5]

References
  1. "Michael McClure – The Beard and Beast Language". The Allen Ginsberg Project. 21 October 2017.
  2. "What is the Beard Case?" (PDF). History of Rights.
  3. Sova, Dawn B (2004). Banned plays: censorship histories of 125 stage dramas. p. 12-14.
  4. Andy Warhol, Michael McClure and The Beard at Warholstars
  5. Hopkins, Jerry; Sugerman, Daniel (1981). No one here gets out alive. p. 207.
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