Don Bachardy

Born in Los Angeles , California , and now living in Santa Monica , Bachardy was the personal life partner of the writer Christopher Isherwood from 1953 until Isherwood's death in 1986. A number of paperback editions of Isherwood's novels feature Bachardy's pencil portraits of the author. Bachardy's life and works are documented in Terry Sanders ' film ''The Eyes of Don Bachardy''. Bachardy was an inspiration for many of Christopher Isherwood's novels, and some wonder whether he may have helped co-write some.

Among his notable works is the official gubernatorial portrait of Governor Jerry Brown hanging in the California State Capitol . (The California state official biography page for Governor Jerry Brown features a photograph of the painting.)

WORKS

''Frankenstein: The True Story''. 1973 (with Christopher Isherwood)

''October / O.''. Methuen, London 1983 (with Christopher Isherwood), ISBN 0413500403

''One Hundred Drawings''. Twelvetrees Press, Los Angeles 1983

''70 x 1 Drawings''. Illuminati, 1983

''Drawings of the male nude''. Twelvetrees Press, Pasadena 1985, ISBN 094264218X

''Christopher Isherwood: Last drawings''. Faber and Faber, London/Boston 1990, ISBN 0-571-14075-0 (mit John Russell, Stephen Spender)

''Short cuts: the screenplay''. Capra Press, Santa Barbara 1993 (with Robert Altmann, Frank Barhydt), ISBN 0-88496-378-0

''The Portrait''. Imprenta Glorias, 1997

''Stars In My Eyes''. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison 2000, ISBN 0299167305

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Daniel Curzon: ''Remembering Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy''. In: ''Harrington Gay Men's Fiction Quarterly''. Volume 6 (2004), Isssue 1

EXTERNAL LINKS

Don Bachardy website (Don Bachardy website)

The Eyes of Don Bachardy (American Film Foundation)

Portraits by Don Bachardys

Nude by Don Bachardys

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