James Rideout (1965 - 1988) died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 22 years old. One of 15 children, James was born in Waterville, Maine, and was a track star and swimmer during his high school years. After graduation, the tall, blond youth moved to California and entered San Francisco State University. In 1984, James made his debut in Matt Sterling's Sizing Up and subsequently made only three other films - all for Falcon Studios - The Other Side of Aspen ll, Splash Shots, and Night Flight. He told interviewers that he became a model (appearing in Mandate and Advocate Men) to help pay for his college education. In 1986, James tested HIV positive, came out to his family, and entered a drug treatment program. He moved to San Diego in 1987, then to Los Angeles in 1988, where he worked for a construction company until his final hospitalization. In a 1986 interview in Stallion magazine, James said, “I think to be gay is to be blessed. We have so much freedom, so many choices. This isn't our moment to party or to think we're going to stay young forever … maybe it's our time to find someone to be safe with … to be happy with. The only way you can judge anything is through your own eyes - something is bad only if it affects you badly. If the outcome of anything is good, you can't look back and think it was wrong … I have no regrets." #whatisrememberedlives