''Jack was one of the earlier pioneers in helping to bring awareness to the gay community by being open about who he was and about following his dreams. We are deeply saddened as he is an essential part of our gay history. Our sympathies go out to his family'.''
Lewis Tice, Director of Publicity and Marketing for TLA Releasing, which recently released and won a GayVN award for ''Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon,'' a biography about Jack Wrangler who died at 62 of lung disease. Wrangler is said to have been a gay man who eventually married female pop singer, Margaret Whiting. (Village Voice)
