J. Brian

from Alameda, California, U.S.

Biography

Jeremiah Brian Donahue, better known as J. Brian, is credited with several firsts in the gay adult industry. As J. Brian he began as a photographer and in 1964 was allegedly the first in the modern era to publish male full frontal nudes. Brian moved to San Francisco in the mid-1960s. He and his partner Bob Damron formed Calafran Enterprises, a photographic studio, which also published the magazine "Golden Boys" in 1968. Brian began producing silent "loops", among them "Opus One" (1969), "Little Boy Lust" (1970), and "Come to the Orgy" (1971). His first feature, "Seven in a Barn" (1971) is said to be the first gay adult feature with synchronized sound. This and subsequent films were distinguished by the appearances of "all-American" young men in rural locations.

Timeline

2016Aged 84

  • Poster for Cruising Elsewhere

    Director of Photography

1993Aged 61

  • Poster for The Best of J. Brian

    Director

1983Aged 51

  • Poster for Ebony Love

    Producer

1982Aged 50

  • Poster for J. Brian's Golden Boys

    Director

1981Aged 49

  • Poster for Flashbacks

    Producer

1980Aged 48

  • Poster for Twins

    Director

1979Aged 47

  • Poster for Incest: Brother Love

    Producer

1976Aged 44

  • Poster for J. Brian's Raw Country

    Director of Photography

  • Poster for Male Stampede

    Editor

1974Aged 42

  • Poster for Tuesday Morning Workout

    Director

1973Aged 41

  • Poster for Four More Than Money

    Editor

1972Aged 40

  • Poster for First Time Round

    Director of Photography

1971Aged 39

  • Poster for Five in Hand

    Director

  • Poster for Chapter 3

    Editor

  • Poster for Seven in a Barn

    Director