Fred Halsted: Porn star and film director in the time before video and computers.

I was Fred's art director for many years. A smart, sweet guy who was truly the walking wounded. He gave away his power, to all the wrong people.

The last time I saw him he had become a hopless alcoholic. He was one of those good friends I had to drop in sobriety.

For a while, before fame started to bring him down, Fred told me he was Vincent Price's gardener, and that was the best time of his life.