Maelcum Soul
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| Born | Patricia Ann Soul September 22, 1940 |
| Died | April 5, 1968 (aged 27) Baltimore, Maryland, US |
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| Years active | 1966–1968 |
| Spouse | Dudley Gray |
Patricia Ann Soul (September 22, 1940 – April 5, 1968), known professionally as Maelcum Soul, was an American bartender, artist's model, and actress. In the 1960s, she portrayed leading characters in two of filmmaker John Waters' earliest works, Roman Candles and Eat Your Makeup.
Early life and education
Patricia Ann Soul was born September 22, 1940. She studied painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art and worked at the Fat Black Pussycat Cafe on Minetta Lane in New York City.[citation needed]
Career
Soul later worked as a barmaid at Martick's (later Martick's Restaurant Francais), a bistro run by Morris Martick on Mulberry Street in Baltimore. Here, she also worked as an artist's model. Her role in Baltimore was compared with Paris' Kiki de Montparnasse.[1] Starting November 4, 1966, Martick's hosted "The Maelcum Show" with 25 art works of her nude, created by different artists, including her husband Dudley Gray[1] with various styles and mediums.[2][3][4] Some pieces were made of stained glass and cardboard cutouts.[1] During her life, most "young-Turk" artists of Baltimore used Soul as a model. Earl Hofmann painted her as a surrealistic giant towering over Baltimore.[2] In response to the exhibit, Soul reported "It’s very funny to see 25 of yous staring at you. It's a happy things, a fun thing, I feel like it’s my birthday."[1]
Artistry
The name Maelcum Soul is said to be of Czech origin. She is described as bohemian "in both the old-baltimore and art-world sense of the word." Soul was reportedly considered the "Alice Prin" of Baltimore. She was known for dyeing her hair an "iron-ore red" and wearing heavy eyeliner and "hip haberdashery" drawing from the style of the Berlin cabarets of Weimar Republic.[2]
Personal life
Soul married Maryland Art Institute student Dudley Gray.[1] She lived in Baltimore and New York City. Soul was described by John Waters as a bohemian.[5] In 1968, she died from a drug overdose.[6] She is buried in Bohemian National Cemetery in Baltimore.[7]
Legacy
Posthumously, The Evening Sun reported that despite a short and "busy" life, Soul achieved "a certain fame." She became "semilegendary among younger admirers of the beat generation. A dozen artists painted her."[8] Soul has been described as a "fabled starlet."[9]
Filmography
- Roman Candles (1966) as Smoking Nun
- Eat Your Makeup (1968) as Governess
- Dorothy, the Kansas City Pothead (1968) as Wicked Witch
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Briley, Tom (November 7, 1965). "Slick Chick Clicks In 25 Nude Moods". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mr. Peep's Diary". The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland). November 10, 1965. p. 41.
- ↑ "Hagerstown Daily Mail Archives, Nov 5, 1965, p. 3". NewspaperArchive.com. November 5, 1965. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California on November 6, 1965 · Page 32". Newspapers.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ Phillips, Tony (February 9, 2004). "Indie Film's Bad Boy John Waters Talks About His Foray". IndieWire. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ↑ Dana, Heller (2011). Hairspray. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444395617. OCLC 742333236.
- ↑ Waters, John (2010). Role Models. New York City: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-25147-5.
- ↑ Fear not; Charlie hasn't gone uptown
- Page 49: Schoettler, Carl (November 28, 1986). "Fear not; Charlie hasn't gone uptown". The Evening Sun. p. 49. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Page 51: Schoettler, Carl (November 28, 1986). "Fear not; Charlie hasn't gone uptown". The Evening Sun. p. 51. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Alvarez, Rafael (June 5, 2013). "The Grand Dame of East 34th Street". The Baltimore Sun. p. E12. Retrieved May 21, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- 1940 births
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- Actresses from Baltimore
- Artists from Baltimore
- American people of Bohemian descent
- Burials at Bohemian National Cemetery (Baltimore)
- Deaths from kidney failure in the United States
- Place of birth missing
- Drug-related deaths in Maryland
- Maryland Institute College of Art alumni
- American bartenders
- American artists' models
- 20th-century American actresses
- American film actresses