Stephen C. Apostolof

Infobox Person
name = Stephen C. Apostolof


caption =
birth_date = birth date|1928|2|25|df=y
birth_place = Burgas, Bulgaria
death_date = death date and age|2005|8|14|1928|2|25|df=y
death_place = Mesa, Arizona, United States

Stephen C. Apostolof (born 25 February 1928 in Burgas, Bulgaria, died 14 August 2005, Mesa, Arizona), sometimes credited under aliases A.C. Stephen(s) or Robert Lee, was an Bulgarian-American erotic filmmaker. Born in the Bulgarian Black Sea town of Burgas, he claimed asylum the United States in the 1940s. His large body of work was produced mainly between the late 1960s and the late 1970s.

In 1957 Apostolof produced "Journey to Freedom", an anti-Communist picture, inspired by his own life. The film teamed Apostolof with director of photography William C. Thompson and Swedish-born actor Tor Johnson, both now best-known for their work with the infamous director Ed Wood. Later Thompson introduced Apostolof to Wood. In an interview conducted in the beginning of the 1990s, Apostolof remember his first meeting with the eccentric director, who appeared at the "Brown Derby" restaurant in Los Angeles, in drag and with a moustache.

In 1965, Apostolof made his directorial debut with "Orgy of the Dead". Ed Wood wrote the script an acted as production assistant. The film starred Criswell, the famous television oracle immortalized in Wood’s "Plan 9 from Outer Space". Out-takes from this film and interview segments with Apostolof are included in the 1994 documentary "Ed Wood: Look Back In Angora", released by Rhino Home Video. During the 1960s and 1970s, Apostolof directed nine screenplays written by Wood.

In 1990 the specialized magazine "Psychotronic Video" published an 8-page interview with Apostolof entitled "Stephen C. Apostoloff: Bulgarian nudie director".

Stephen Apostolof died on August 14, 2005, aged 77. Stephen is survived by his second wife and five children.

Filmography

* 1957 "Journey to Freedom"
* 1965 "Orgy of the Dead"
* 1966 "Suburbia Confidential"
* 1967 "Motel Confidential"
* 1967 "The Bachelor's Dreams"
* 1968 "Office Love-Inn"
* 1968 "College Girl Confidential"
* 1968 "College Girls"
* 1969 "Lady Godiva Rides"
* 1969 "The Divorcee"
* 1971 "Drop Out"
* 1972 "Drop-Out Wife"
* 1972 "Class Reunion"
* 1972 "The Snow Bunnies"
* 1973 "The Cocktail Hostesses"
* 1974 "Five Loose Women" (also known as "Fugitive Girls")
* 1976 "The Beach Bunnies"
* 1978 "Hot Ice"
* 1990 "Saturday Night Sleazies Vol 1." Documentary
* 1990 "Saturday Night Sleazies Vol 2." Documentary
* 1990 "Saturday Night Sleazies Vol 3." Documentary
* 1999 "The Erotic World of A.C. Stephens"

External links

*imdb name|0032154
*Official web site www.scafilms.com