Douglas Langway (October 5, 1970 – October 9, 2022) was an American screenwriter and film director, best known for his film trilogy BearCity, BearCity 2: The Proposal, and Bear City 3.[1] His first feature film, Raising Heroes, was released in 1996.

Langway in 2010

Langway was the president and CEO of Sharpleft Studios, a media and marketing firm which also served as his production studio for the BearCity films.[2] He was openly gay.[2] He also appeared as himself in Malcolm Ingram's 2010 documentary film Bear Nation, and was a producer of Ingram's 2015 documentary film Out to Win.

Doug died on October 9, 2022, from liver cancer. He was 52 years old.[3]

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  1. ^ "Furry Friends: Doug Langway's Bear City is the first American feature about gay bear life". Metro Weekly, October 13, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "The Bears Take P-Town". Gay City News, September 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Goodbye Doug Langway
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