Pines People- Susan Willis 1925-2009 Susan Willis was an actress who first came to the Pines on an invitation from longtime resident and an agent of the William Morris Agency in 1972. Gilbert Parker was a highly successful agent representing many top directors and actors. They met when Sue...
Rockshots by Michael Rock.
Rockshots by Michael Rock. Photo of Ron Raz by Michael Rock 1979 1978. Our stories always have a Fire Island history. This one begins with Michael Rock and Tolin Greene at their rental at 491 Tarpon (A Horace Gifford design before the pool...
From the Pines with Love -1992
From the Pines with Love-1992. From the Pines with Love was created in 1985 by John Whyte and Paul Dean. This was the Pines communities answer to tthe growing AIDS crisis. It would become a tradition that was repeated in 1990, 1991,. Singer Dionne Warwick returned with even more talent...
Paul Thek- Art history.
Paul Thek- Art history. Paul Thek (November 2, 1933 - August 10, 1988) was a painter, sculptor and artist who died of AIDS in New York City. He was 54 years old. Thek’s lover, the photographer Peter Hujar, died a year earlier of AIDS on November 25, 1987....