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The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys is usually listed in filmographies as filmed in 1964 - 65. However, according to Andy Warhol/Pat Hackett in Popism, the Freddy Herko footage was shot before Roller Skate which is generally attributed to 1963:

Andy Warhol:

"I filmed Freddy three times. The first time was just a short dance thing on a roof. The second was a segment for The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys where Freddy sat nervously in a chair for three minutes, smoking a cigarette. And the third was called Roller Skate. (POP84)

Warhol's recollection is not necessarily correct as Herko was also filmed for Haircut No. 1 which Warhol doesn't mention. According to Gerard Malanga, The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys included Screen Tests footage. (GMW65) The filming of the Screen Tests begun in early 1964. The Herko footage that Warhol describes sounds like a screen test.

The people appearing in The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys as credited by Stephen Koch in his filmography are: Freddy Herko, Gerard Malanga, Dennis Deegan, Kelly Eddy and Bruce Rado. Koch also quotes Jonas Mekas' comment that the film "Exists in original only".

16mm/40mins/BW/silent/16fps. (SG145)

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