Purusha Larkin
American author and filmmaker (1934-1988)
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Purusha Androgyne Larkin (17 January 1934 – 22 June 1988), born Peter Allison Larkin and also known as Christopher Larkin, was an American author and filmmaker.
January 17, 1934
Purusha Androgyne Larkin | |
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Purusha in his home, circa 1983 | |
| Born | Peter Allison Larkin January 17, 1934 |
| Died | June 22, 1988 (aged 54) |
| Other names | Christopher Larkin |
Biography
Larkin was born as Peter Allison Larkin on January 17, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri.[1][2] After graduating from John Burroughs School,[3] Larkin studied literature, philosophy, and religion at Rollins College and University of Notre Dame. He devoted ten years to Roman Catholic religious and monastic life, during which he obtained a master's degree in theology from the University of Toronto and served as a theologian and counselor at Yale University's St. Thomas More House.[2]
In the late 1960s, Larkin withdrew from religious life and moved to New York City.[2] Using the stage name Christopher Larkin, he produced and directed the semi-autobiographical 1974 film A Very Natural Thing.[4][2] The film is considered to be the first commercially distributed feature film about gay life made by a gay man.[5] Following the movie's release, Larkin traveled extensively around the world before settling in Ocean Beach, San Diego in 1977.[6][7]
In San Diego, Larkin began to explore tantric sexuality, meditation, massage, body modification and fisting.[2] Around this time he adopted the name "Purusha Androgyne Larkin."[2][4][6] In 1981, he published The Divine Androgyne According To Purusha. Larkin took his own life on June 22, 1988 after two years of struggling with HIV/AIDS.[1][2]
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