Stasha was one of the most unusual performers in the history of porn.
Born a man (and who also had a fraternal twin sister), Stasha originally performed in gay porn under the names Angelo and Steven Moore.
After getting a sex change, she changed her name to Stasha and began performing in hetero porn.
Stasha appeared in many films, with no one the wiser as to his/her origins. Sadly, Stasha was diagnosed with leukemia in 1992, and died the following year.
Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Telugu movies.
Divya Bharti (25.02.1974 - 05.04.1993)
Known for her acting, vivacity and beauty, she was among the highest-paid Indian actresses of her time.
She received a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award for her performances.
Bharti began her career as a teenager while working as a pin-up model.
She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Bobbili Raja (1990), which became a blockbuster at the box office.
She subsequently starred in successful Telugu films such as Assembly Rowdy (1991) and Rowdy Alludu (1991), establishing herself as a leading actress in the industry.
She received the Nandi Special Jury Award for her performance in Chittemma Mogudu (1992), before transitioning to Hindi cinema with the action thriller Vishwatma (1992) and the action comedy Shola Aur Shabnam (1992).
She solidified her position with the romantic drama Deewana (1992), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
On 5 April 1993, Bharti died at the age of 19 after falling from the balcony of her fifth-floor apartment in Bombay. The circumstances of her death led to various conspiracy theories, but it was officially ruled as an accidental fall.
Establishing himself as a rising action star in the early 1990s, Lee landed what was to be his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in the supernatural superhero film The Crow (1994). However, Lee’s career and life were cut short by his accidental death during the film’s production.
Lee was the son of martial artist and film star Bruce Lee, who died when Brandon was eight years old. Lee, who followed in his father’s footsteps, trained in martial arts, including Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Eskrima, Silat, and Muay Thai, and studied acting at Emerson College and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Lee started his career with leading roles in the Hong Kong action film Legacy of Rage (1986), and the straight-to-video Laser Mission (1989), which was a financial success on home video.
Lee also appeared in two spin-offs of the 1970s series Kung Fu, the television film Kung Fu: The Movie (1986) and the pilot Kung Fu: The Next Generation (1987).
Transitioning to Hollywood productions, Lee first starred in the Warner Bros buddy cop film Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), co-starring Dolph Lundgren. While it did not do well with audiences and critics upon its release, it later became a cult film.
This was followed by a leading role in Rapid Fire (1992), produced by 20th Century Fox. Lee, alongside Jeff Imada, is also credited for the fight choreography, which contained elements of Jeet Kune Do. Though the film was not well-received, critics praised Lee’s onscreen presence.
After being cast to headline The Crow, Lee had filmed nearly all of his scenes when he was fatally wounded on set by a prop gun.
Lee posthumously received praise for his performance, while the film became a critical and commercial success.
His career has drawn parallels with his father’s, both men having died young prior to the release of their breakthrough films.
On March 31, Lee was killed in an accidental shooting while filming a scene in which his character dies. He was 28.
Puerto Rican trans performer and the Mother of the House of Xtravaganza.
Anji Xtravaganza (17.10.1964 - 31.03.1993)
Consistent with the tradition of New York’s gay ball scene, in 1982 Angie took the House name as her surname.
A transgender performer, underground superstar and an active member of New York’s gay ball culture, Angie was featured in Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary film ‘Paris is Burning’.
By the time the documentary screened to rave reviews, the House of Xtravaganza, the first primarily Latino house within New York’s gay ball scene, was almost ten years old and had taken the Harlem ball scene by storm.
Xtravaganza was diagnosed with AIDS in 1991 and subsequently developed Kaposi’s sarcoma, for which she received chemotherapy. Due to the aggressive stage of the disease, Xtravaganza ceased her hormone usage while receiving her cancer treatment. Despite her illness, Xtravaganza continued to care for her children.
Xtravaganza died alone in New York City in 1993 at the age of 28 from AIDS-related liver disease, although it has also been speculated that her liver problems stemmed from her long-term use of black market hormones. At the time of her death, Xtravaganza’s body was covered with lesions as a result of the cancer.
He danced with the José Limón Dance Company from 1960–70, often partnering Sarah Stackhouse. He danced opposite Rudolf Nureyev in Limon’s The Moor’s Pavane on Broadway from 1974-75. His farewell performance was with Luciana Savignano at La Scala Opera House in Milan in The Eagle’s Nest.
Falco was considered an extraordinarily gifted dancer and charismatic performer.
Falco made his debut as a choreographer in 1967.
He was awarded Guggenheim Fellowship in Choreography in 1970.
He was one of the first choreographers to experiment with rock bands and other innovations on stage, and he was noted for works created for his Louis Falco Dance Company and for his choreography of the 1980 motion picture Fame.
After the explosive success of the film, he began a career in commercial choreography including music videos for a number of MTV artists. The Falco Company’s last performance in New York City was for the inauguration of the Joyce Theater in 1982.
Falco completed choreography for several films and commissioned dance works, some of which were never performed in the United States. In 1986, he was recognized for a series of award winning television commercials. He died from AIDS in 1993, aged 50.
French author, filmmaker, composer, musician and actor.
Cyril Collard (19.12.1957 - 05.03.1993)
He is known for his unapologetic portrayals of bisexuality and HIV in art, particularly his autobiographical novel and film Les Nuits fauves (Savage Nights).
Openly bisexual, Collard was also one of the first French artists to speak openly about his HIV-positive status.
Collard’s own experiences with AIDS undoubtedly influenced his work. He died of AIDS-related illness aged 35.
When Patricia’s film The Young Graduates opened at two Seattle drive-in theaters in June of 1971, the Seattle newspaper ad stated “See Seattle’s own PATRICIA WYMER in her latest film.” It’s great that she received a little bit of local publicity, but most Seattleites failed to take notice.
She had become a hospice worker and lived with a family of cats. A next door neighbor described Patricia as a very sweet person who loved to talk about her time in Hollywood and the celebrities she got to meet.
Patricia died tragically in a house fire in Lakeport, CA in 1993, at the age of 46.