'Naked Came The Stranger' (1969)

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'Naked Came The Stranger' (1969) Jan 24, 2021 1:02:34 GMT wickedkittiesmom and Carl LaFong like this

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The story behind the creation of 'Naked Came The Stranger' by Penelope Ashe is an interesting one. It's said to have been written by 24 journalists, a chain led by journalist Mike McGrady, with each author contributing a chapter for a book in the spirit of spicy romance.

The book was so successful, publishers offered McGrady money to produce a follow-up. The book was in the tradition of parlour games like 'Consequences', 'Cadavre Exquis' and 'Mad Libs'. Many works of art have drawn inspiration from this model. For example, the composition 'Party Pieces' written and assembled by John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison and Virgil Thomson in the 1940s.

I've recently been reading about McGrady's work to further womens' rights. He was an interesting figure, a journalist from New York City, New York who was instrumental in helping Linda Lovelace battle back against the porn industry. He was also an ally of Gloria Steinem, the great feminist thinker and intellectual eroticist from Toledo, Ohio.

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'Naked Came The Stranger' (1969) Jan 25, 2021 18:51:09 GMT petrolino likes this

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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Jan 25, 2021 18:51:09 GMT

I remember this, I think TIME magazine did a big article about it, it was supposed to be a hoax. There was also a movie by the same name but I don't know if it was based on the book, I never read the book nor saw the movie.

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'Naked Came The Stranger' (1969) Jan 25, 2021 21:53:23 GMT

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Jan 25, 2021 18:51:09 GMT wickedkittiesmom said:

I remember this, I think TIME magazine did a big article about it, it was supposed to be a hoax. There was also a movie by the same name but I don't know if it was based on the book, I never read the book nor saw the movie.

You're right. I've not seen the movie which appears to be an adult film, but I have seen several non-adult films by the director Radley Metzger. He made a version of 'The Cat And The Canary' in the 1970s wth an all-star cast.

"Movies are the enemy of the novel because they are replacing novels. Novelists shouldn’t write for the movies, unless, of course, they discover they’re no good at writing novels." - John Irving

OldSamVimes Elite Member gender/racial/species fluid @oldsamvimes Posts: 22,952 Likes: 14,250	'Naked Came The Stranger' (1969) Feb 8, 2021 16:23:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by OldSamVimes on Feb 8, 2021 16:23:27 GMT Good title. Much better then 'The Stranger Came While Naked', which would have been too full of innuendo.

'Naked Came The Stranger' (1969)

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