Kathy Keeton
Encyclopedia
Kathryn "Kathy" Keeton (born February 17, 1939, South Africa
– died September 19, 1997, New York, New York) was a magazine publisher along with her partner, and later husband, Penthouse
publisher Bob Guccione
. Her title was President/COO of General Media Communications, Inc. She was also plantiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.
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Raised on a farm in South Africa and trained as a ballet dancer in London, Ms. Keeton became at age 24 what The Associated Press called "one of the highest-paid strippers in Europe".
She founded the magazines Viva
(1973);
OMNI
(1978); and Longevity (1989). She also published two books, Woman of Tomorrow (1986) and Longevity (1992).
, Keeton treated herself with hydrazine sulfate
, after reading about it in Penthouse
, one of her own publications. She claimed that she had ridden or shrunken almost all of the tumors and extended her life by several years, after being given a dire initial prognosis of only six weeks to live by her doctors.
Keeton died of complications during surgery for an intestinal obstruction, aged 58, in New York City
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
– died September 19, 1997, New York, New York) was a magazine publisher along with her partner, and later husband, Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
publisher Bob Guccione
Bob Guccione
Bob Guccione was the founder and publisher of the adult magazine Penthouse. He resigned from his publisher position in November 2003.-Early life:...
. Her title was President/COO of General Media Communications, Inc. She was also plantiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.
Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.
Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 465 U.S. 770 , was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that a state could assert personal jurisdiction over the publisher of a national magazine which published an allegedly defamous article about a resident of another state, and where the magazine...
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Raised on a farm in South Africa and trained as a ballet dancer in London, Ms. Keeton became at age 24 what The Associated Press called "one of the highest-paid strippers in Europe".
She founded the magazines Viva
Viva (magazine)
Viva was an adult woman's magazine that premiered in 1973 and ceased publication in 1980. Its full title was Viva, The International Magazine For Women, and it was published by Bob Guccione and his wife, Kathy Keeton. Guccione was the editor of Penthouse, an adult men's magazine, and he wanted to...
(1973);
OMNI
Omni (magazine)
OMNI was a science and science fiction magazine published in the US and the UK. It contained articles on science fact and short works of science fiction...
(1978); and Longevity (1989). She also published two books, Woman of Tomorrow (1986) and Longevity (1992).
Illness/death
After her diagnosis with breast cancerBreast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
, Keeton treated herself with hydrazine sulfate
Hydrazine sulfate
Hydrazine sulfate is the salt of hydrazine and sulfuric acid. Known by the trade name Sehydrin, it is a chemical compound that has been used as an alternative medical treatment for the loss of appetite and weight loss which is often associated with cancer...
, after reading about it in Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
, one of her own publications. She claimed that she had ridden or shrunken almost all of the tumors and extended her life by several years, after being given a dire initial prognosis of only six weeks to live by her doctors.
Keeton died of complications during surgery for an intestinal obstruction, aged 58, in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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