Debbie Goad
Debbie Goad | |
|---|---|
| Born | Debra Susan Rosalie February 13, 1954 |
| Died | July 20, 2000 (aged 46) |
| Occupation | Journalist, editor |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Goad |
| Relatives | Mitchell Rosalie (brother) |
Debra Susan "Debbie" Goad (February 13, 1954 – July 20, 2000) was an American journalist and assistant editor of the magazine Answer Me![1] Her husband, Jim Goad, was the magazine's primary writer and editor. She also contributed to the zine Temp Slave!
Goad grew up in a Jewish family in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, meeting Jim Goad while he was living in New Jersey.[2] In 1995, Goad and her husband Jim were charged with one felony count of promoting pornography because of offensive content in Answer Me! magazine, they faced a maximum sentence of five years in jail and a $10,000 fine.[1][3] They were found not guilty.[3]
Jim and Debbie Goad divorced in 1997, around the same time she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.[citation needed] She died in July 2000, aged 46, from ovarian cancer in Multnomah County, Oregon. Her mother had reportedly also died from the same disease and Goad reportedly wished to be cremated, but her brother, Dr. Mitchell Rosalie, a physician from New York City, was reportedly unable to locate her will and she was interred next to their mother's grave.[citation needed]
Works[]
- Best of Temp Slave!, edited by Jeff Kelly (1997), ISBN 1-891053-42-6.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Question Put Before Court: Is Magazine Smut or Satire?". The New York Times. 1995-11-26. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Smith, JR (1999). American Psycho. SPIN. p. 102.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bjorhus, Jennifer (1996-02-02). "Not-Guilty Verdict In Bellingham Pornography Trial". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
External links[]
- Jim Goad's personal website - "Why I resisted entering a public feud with a cancer patient"
- "In Memory of Debbie Goad"
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