John Willie

Photographer

Birthday December 9, 1902

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Singapore

DEATH DATE Aug 5, 1962 (59)

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About

Fetish photographer and cartoonist who is known for his popular comic strip Sweet Gwendoline and published his own bondage magazine Bizarre from 1946 until 1959.

Before Fame

He entered Sandhurst in 1921 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots in 1923.

Trivia

He popularised the g-string tie method of bondage and its difficulty to escape.

Family Life

He was married to nightclub hostess Eveline Fisher from 1925 until 1930.

Associated With

He was portrayed by Jared Harris in the 2006 film The Notorious Bettie Page.