# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gene-bilbrew
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:04:32.651Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gene-bilbrew"
name: "Gene Bilbrew"
slug: "gene-bilbrew"
description: "Eugene \"Gene\" Bilbrew was an American vocal group singer, cartoonist, and \"bizarre art\" pioneer. As noted in the biography, GENE BILBREW REVEALED: The Unsung Legacy of a Fetish Art Pioneer, he was \"the first black career fetish artist in history.\" Starting in the mid-1950s, he was among the most prolific illustrators of fetish-oriented pulp book covers. In addition to signing his work under his own name, he produced art under a range of pseudonyms, including ENEG, Van Rod, and Bondy."
tagline: "American cartoonist and fetish artist (1923–1974)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1923-06-29"
deathDate: "1974"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.11
  momentum:             0.3480278422273782
  historical:           6.832112
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/9399541"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88"
    title: "جين بيلبرو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Bilbrew"
    title: "Gene Bilbrew"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Bilbrew"
    title: "Gene Bilbrew"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Bilbrew"
    title: "Gene Bilbrew"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Bilbrew"
    title: "Gene Bilbrew"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Bilbrew"
    title: "Gene Bilbrew"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Bilbrew"
    title: "Gene Bilbrew"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1279268"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump