skir bib.

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This is an incomplete bibliography of Leo Skir's writing, including under pseudonyms. It is divided by type. When Skir uses his own name, it is omitted in the bibliographic citation. In general, collations of material (e.g., textbooks which excerpt his work) are not included unless he specifically sought their inclusion.

Items marked * have not been personally verified, but are thought to exist based on Skir's own bibliographies assembled throughout his life, referenced in archival materials, or cited elsewhere. Items marked + are in my personal collection. Page ranges marked with highlight are unconfirmed.

Note that items marked * may have incorrect titles. When assembling his own bibliographies of play and book reviews, he often listed the reviewed item's title rather than the title of the actual review.

A. Books.

  1. + S. R. Fontaine and Lon Albert, Diagnosis Adultery / Private Nurse (Midwood, 1967).
  2. + Dirk Malloy and Lon Albert, Blanket Party / Sultry Summer (Midwood, 1967).
  3. + Lon Albert, Hours (Award Books, 1969).
  4. + Leo the Last (Award Books, 1969).
  5. + boychick (Winter House, 1971).
  6. + boychick (Belmont/Tower Books, 1972).
    [Edited version of A5.]

    [According to an advertisement by Elysian Fields, circa 1981, they were able to "track[] down a long-misplaced publisher's consignment" of the novel and began making "copies available to our customers at the original 1971 price." The cover features the portrait of a different boy than either the Winter House or Belmont/Tower editions, while the cover's text reads "BOYCHICK / In the confused, tortured world of the homosexual, Leo embarks upon his own emotional destruction with astonishing enthusiasm. / Leo Skir." I have been unable to verify the existence of this book, outside of its appearance in a publisher's gazette, and so it is not officially listed here.]

B. Chapters or sections of books.

  1. Leo Skir, "The Gay World," in The New York Spy, ed. Alan Rinzler. David White Company. 1967.
  2. + "Introduction." In Justine; or the Misfortunes of Virtue, the Marquis de Sade. Triumph News Co. 1968. pp. 5–8.
  3. + "Other Chanukahs." In How We Live: Contemporary Life in Contemporary Fictions, eds. Penny Chapin Hills and L. Rust Hills. Macmillan. 1969. pp. 590–601.
    [Reprinted in volume II of the facsimile softcover version later released, also +. Same as C8.]
  4. Jean Provencher and Gilles La Chance. Quebec, Spring 1918. Trans. Leo Skir (in Canadian Theatre Review, Fall 1980, vol. 28, pp. 57–127).
  5. "An eyewitness account of Stonewall: Introduction." In Official Pride Guide: Stonewall 20, A Generation of Pride, 1969, eds. George Holdgrafer and Jean Taylor. 1989. p. 17.

C. Short fiction and poetry. f denotes fiction; p denotes poetry.

  1. * Unknown writing from high school years. f
  2. Skir. "Off-hour: Five-hundred words." Columbia Daily Spectator. February 22, 1953. p. 2. f
  3. Leo Albertieri. "Ancient dress." one Magazine. August 1960. p. 17. p
  4. "My mother, my cousin Yvette, her friend Marsha and myself." Minnesota Review. 1962. pp. 45–55. f
  5. Leo McAlbert. "Retribution." one Magazine. August 1962. p. 10. p
  6. Leo McAlbert. "Lament." one Magazine. January 1963. p. 14. p
  7. Leo McAlbert. "The other present." one Magazine. December 1963. pp. 12–15. f
    [See also Der Kreis, January 1962, p. 36.]
  8. "Other Chanukahs." Commentary. March 1965. pp. 56–61. f
  9. Leo McAlbert. "Earlier." one Magazine. September 1965. p. 15. p
  10. Leo McAlbert. "Later." one Magazine. September 1965. p. 15. p
  11. Leo MacAlbert. "Black beauty." Tangents. November 1965. pp. 14–19. f
  12. Leo MacAlbert. "Fourth side to the triangle." Tangents. September 1966. pp. 17–21. f
  13. + "A nocturnal emission in the House of George Orenstein." Evergreen Review. April 1968. pp. 45–46, 78–79. f
  14. Leo MacAlbert. "From the sequence 'Poems for my Cuban'." Tangents. October 1968. pp. 16–17. p
    [Includes two poems, "Shoes" and "That Country."]
  15. + "Angelina-in-the-wilderness: Or, the last freedom." Evergreen Review. October 1968. pp. 59–61. f
  16. * "Leo in Jerusalem—I." Evergreen Review. March 1969. pp. ?. f
  17. "The girl next door." The Ladder. June 1969. pp. 34–36. f
  18. * "This is a picture." Evergreen Review. October 1969. pp. ?. f
  19. * "Linda." Midstream. July 1970?. pp. 54–?. f
  20. * "The winged joy." Christopher Street. September 1977. pp. 49–53?. f
    [Possibly a review.]

D. Newspaper articles, magazine articles, letters to the editor. l.e. denotes a letter to the editor.

  1. "Current films, actress intrigue moviegoers." New York Times. July 17, 1960. p. 69. l.e.
  2. * Re: Unknown. Partisan Review. 1961. pp. ?. l.e.
    [Vol. 28.]
  3. * Re: Unknown. Jerusalem Post. May 18, 1964. p. 3. l.e.
  4. Leo MacAlbert. Re: Homosexuality. one Magazine. October 1964. p. 31. l.e.
  5. Re: The play that dare not speak its name. New York Review of Books. April 8, 1965. p. ?. l.e.
  6. Leo McAlbert. "maybe tomorrow: Jay Little Library, 75¢." Eastern Mattachine Magazine. June 1965. pp. 13–14.
  7. Leo McAlbert. "Vidal, Gore. the city and the pillar (revised)." Eastern Mattachine Magazine. July 1965. pp. 17–18.
  8. Leo McAlbert. "Fowlie, Wallace. andre gide: his life and art." Eastern Mattachine Magazine. August 1965. p. 10.
  9. Re: Genet. Commentary. August 1965. p. 12. l.e.
  10. Leo McAlbert. "James Colton: strange marriage." Eastern Mattachine Magazine. September 1965. p. 17.
  11. Leo Ebreo. "Beat Alice." The Ladder. October 1965. pp. 4–9.
    [Allen Ginsberg replies, p. 6.]
  12. Leo MacAlbert (as "L. MacA."). "Highlights from echo conference series." Tangents. November 1965. pp. 11–13.
  13. Leo Ebreo. "A homosexual ghetto?" The Ladder. December 1965. pp. 4–8.
  14. Re: Loose talk. Saturday Review. 1966. p. 28. l.e.
  15. Leo MacAlbert. "Four trips to Cherry Grove." Tangents. February 1966. pp. 4–10.
  16. Leo MacAlbert. "Four trips to Cherry Grove." Tangents. March 1966. pp. 11–14.
  17. Leo MacAlbert. "Four trips to Cherry Grove." Tangents. April 1966. pp. 17–21.
  18. Leo Ebreo. "Lakey: Portrait of a lesbian." The Ladder. April 1966. pp. 6–10.
  19. Leo Ebreo. "La Fuga (The Flight)." The Ladder. May 1966. pp. 11–12.
  20. Leo Ebreo. "My lover – or my enemy?" The Ladder. June 1966. p. 21.
  21. "Elise Cowen: A brief memoir of the fifties." Evergreen Review. August 1967. pp. 70–72, 103–105.
  22. "The boys of Jerusalem." Evergreen Review. December 1968. pp. 47–49.
  23. * "Liberation of the Filmore." Evergreen Review. January 1969. p. ?.
  24. * "Notes from the underground: What shall be saved?" Evergreen Review. February 1969. p. ?.
  25. (with Robert Cobuzio, Kirk Lindsay, George King, and John Lane). "Offensive." Village Voice. July 10, 1969. l.e.
  26. * "Jerusalem diary." Midstream. October 1969?. pp. 49–?.
  27. "If there is justice, let it appear!" Response: A Contemporary Jewish Review. 1970. pp. 37–39.
  28. * Re: Unknown. Evergreen Review. 1970?. p. 75?. l.e.
  29. Re: Review of Private Lives. New York Magazine. January 26, 1970. p. 6. l.e.
  30. * "Schlomo Carlebach and the House of Prayer and Love." Midstream. Febraury 1970. pp. 27–42.
  31. "Gay liberation." The Ladder. February 1970. pp. 8–13.
  32. "'We're freakin' on in!': A look at gay power." Mademoiselle. September 1970. pp. 150–151, 195–198.
  33. * "Notes from the underground—The road that is known." Evergreen Review. September 1970. pp. 16, 20, 74–77.
  34. "Dateline: New York City." Vector. October 1970. p. 44.
  35. "Breakfast at Harper's: An inside view of a sit-in." Gay. November 23, 1970. pp. 1, 10, 12.
  36. "The way we talk now." Gay. November 23, 1970. p. 8.
  37. "A choir full of chicken." Gay. December 7, 1970. p. 9.
  38. "Kate Millett: 'The new sensuality is our task'." Gay. December 21, 1970. p. 9.
  39. * "Filth for freedom?" Evergreen Review. January 1971. pp. 20–22.
  40. "Anthropology prof. examines gays/society at n.y.u." Gay. March 15, 1971. pp. 1, 15.
  41. "nyu class told: 'Straights will accept drags before gays'." Gay. April 26, 1971. p. 12.
  42. "Funny, that kid doesn't look Jewish." Gay. March 15, 1971. pp. 5, 14.
  43. * "Gay women speak out at Rutgers meeting." Advocate. June 1971. p. 7?.
  44. "Requiem (Mass?) played at the Firehouse." Gay. July 19, 1971. p. 6.
  45. "A good Jewish boy attends a Christian service." Gay. August 16, 1971. pp. 13, 16.
  46. "Street transvestites on the air." Gay. Gay. August 30, 1971. p. 12.
  47. "A friendly chat with the Y's director." Gay. September 13, 1971. p. 8.
  48. "Everybody loves big-eyed Bette: The toast of the tubs goes bitime." Gay. October 11, 1971. pp. 5, 19.
  49. "Umbers says: 'Listen, I'm a good guy!'." Gay. October 25, 1971. p. 6.
  50. (with Jill Johnston). "An opinion: A lesbian and a homosexual on female sexuality." Mademoiselle. November 1971. pp. 76–78.
  51. "The Wrong People: The wrong book." Gay. November 8, 1971. pp. 13, 21.
  52. Re: Bette Midler. Gay. November 8, 1971. p. 14. l.e.
    [Responding to a l.e.]
  53. "Listening to Allen Ginsberg: Poems at n.y.u." Gay. December 6, 1971. pp. 1, 4.
  54. "Leo groping at the Liquid Theatre." Gay. December 6, 1971. pp. 15, 17.
  55. "Equal rights hearings continue: 'I should have worn my Maidenform bra!'" Gay. December 20, 1971. pp. 6, 10.
  56. "The hearings on Intro 475: Part iii." Gay. January 24, 1972. pp. 1, 4.

E. Audiovisual work: visual art, performances, acting credits, radio appearances, etc.

  1. Labyrinth, dir. Joseph Wedeen, Krishna Singh, and Leonard Feinstein (1955).
    [Film. According to records at the Library of Congress, Skir performed in it.]
  2. Flaming Creatures, dir. Jack Smith (1963).
    [Film. In a February 21, 1967, letter to Anthony Blond, Skir writes "both he [Irving Rosenthal] and I were in Flaming Creaturee [sic], I the Spanish Dancer."]
  3. "Charles Stein; Leo Skir," Poetry Discovered, Riverside Radio, New York, ny, wrvr, March 16, 1966.
    [Radio. Skir reads some poetry and provides biographical material.]
  4. Red Grooms, Terrorists (1969).
    [Drawing. According to a 1979 auction record, Skir is credited thusly: "Text: Leo Skir."]