Robert Opel: The Res-Erection of Fey-Way Studios | 14th February | LA

Opel also wrote and photographed for The Advocate, published a magazine entitled Finger and also was a guest on the Mike Douglas Show. Opel was a friend of Divine, a young John Waters and performed off and on with The Cockettes.

Besides Opel’s legendary Academy Awards streak, he also streaked a city council meeting to protest an ordinance banning nudity at public beaches, as well as streaking other events and gatherings he felt appropriate to share the gift of nudity, innocence and laughter.

His life sadly ended when he was murdered in his gallery shortly after putting on a stage performance in the 1979 Gay Day Parade entitled The Mock-Execution of Dan White (Harvey Milk’s killer). Speculation has hinted at the police being involved and/or setting up his murder.