Jack Wrangler, Early Gay Porn Superstar, Dead at 62

The rugged everyman who arguably became the first big star of the once underground gay porn industry is dead due to complications from lung disease. After starring in films like Night at the Adonis, Wrangler ultimately had a long, happy, sexless marriage to sometime pop singer, Margaret Whiting, who survives him. For those unfamiliar with Wrangler, either via his filmography or via the 2008 documentary Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon--which won Best Alternative Release at this year's GayVN Awards two weeks ago--our friends over at The Sword posted this clip. (Site semi-NSFW, depending on your W.) As they put it, "Wrangler's iconic recipe for sex soup -- cowboy denim and body hair, just add hay -- will live forever."