Richard Horian
Richard Horian is an inventor[1], business owner[2], musician[3], actor, writer, producer and film director.[4] Horian holds dozens of patents on a number of inventions; among them, Horian created and patented “smokeless cigarettes,”[1] that delivered no visible white smoke-like vapor[5]; an automatic contact lens cleaner that cleaned the lenses without physical touch[6]; and a process for sewing through wood to facilitate flexible hinged joined panels.[7]
Horian was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.[8] After teaching himself how to play keyboards, at the age of 15 he started his professional music career, working with bands in Detroit bars and strip clubs.[8] After graduating Eastern Michigan University,[8] he established Horian Engineering,[2] manufacturing his first invention, a vinyl record cleaner called the “Clean Sweep Record Purifier.”[9] K-Mart bought the cleaner and sold the product throughout the 1970s and 80s, along with more of Horian’s inventions in stereo-related products.[8] Horian's success drew the attention of the Koss Corporation; then the world’s largest manufacturer of stereo headphones. Horian Engineering was acquired by Koss Corporation in 1981.[10] The same year, Horian also composed and performed the music for the album “Relationship.” [3]
In 1985, Horian wrote, produced, directed, edited, composed and performed the music, and co-starred in “Student Confidential” (original title: "The Counselor”).[11] His film was financed by his patent and company sales.[8] The film featured Marlon Jackson of The Jackson 5, Eric Douglas (son of Kirk Douglas), Susie Scott, a Playboy Playmate of the Month,[12] Academy Award nominee Ronee Blakely, and longtime character actor John Milford, a veteran of over 500 TV and film credits. “Student Confidential” has been released in theaters,[11] on television,[13] and on multiple home video formats,[14] including a special edition Blu-ray from Severin Films in 2025.[15]
In 1997, Horian wrote, produced, directed and co-starred in “Williamstowne,”[4] starring Deni Delory, which featured and was inspired by the music of British composer Ralph Vaughn Williams. The filming of “Williamstowne" required Horian to use a stopwatch to precisely time the actions of the actors and crew to the uninterrupted 90 minute music score; the shooting was so complex, the entire crew was replaced midway through filming.[16]
Horian presented “Williamstowne” as being “an entirely new genre” in film.[17] It has been described as a "ballet without dance.” [18] The film was given a limited theatrical release in November in 1998, with Kevin Thomas of the LA Times writing "Horian has done a superb job of matching mood, movement and storytelling to Williams’ music in a way that is at once natural and graceful,”[19] and the LA Weekly writing “'Williamstowne' gives the impression of a project made and shown by dint of sheer determination - Horian’s great personal passion for the film is tangible, and for that, and the picture’s overall elegance, it is to be admired.”[20]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Horian, Richard (2026-01-02). "US Patent & Trademark Office - Volatile inhaler and method". US Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved 2026-01-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Horian, Richard (2026-01-02). "Florida Department of State Detail by Officer/Registered Agent Name - HORIAN ENGINEERING, INC". Sunbiz.org. Retrieved 2026-01-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 SpectreVision Radio (2025-11-21). Ep 2. | They Were There. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Poignant 'Williamstowne' Weaves Fragile Spell". Los Angeles Times. 1998-11-06. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ Edwards, Andrew (2005-08-05). "Cigarettes without smoke?". Daily Pilot. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- ↑ Horian, Richard (2026-01-02). "US Patent & Trademark Office - Device and method for cleaning contact lenses". US Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved 2026-01-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Horian, Richard (2026-01-02). "US Patent & Trademark Office - Thin wood laminate panel and method of fabrication". US Patent & Trademark Office. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 SpectreVision Radio (2025-12-05). Ep. 4 | RIchard. Retrieved 2025-12-30 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Vtg Horian Enterprises Clean-Sweep Record Purifier Album Cleaning Brush (A3)". eBay. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- ↑ "'PIONEER' SHAPES LAKEFRONT'S FUTURE". Orlando Sentinel. 2003-06-11. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Film: Teen-Age Farce, 'Student Confidential'". Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2026-01-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Susie Scott, Miss May, 1983". www.playboy.com. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ Groovy Stuff (2020-06-30). USA Up All Night Gilbert Gottfried Commercial Waitress & Student Confidential 1989. Retrieved 2025-12-31 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Student Confidential | VHSCollector.com". vhscollector.com. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ↑ "Student Confidential [2-Disc Blu-ray w/LE Slipcover]". Severin Films. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ SpectreVision Radio (2025-12-19). Ep. 6 | A World of Dreams. Retrieved 2025-12-31 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Horian, Richard (1998-10-01). "L.A. Weekly, Volume 20, Number 44, 1 October 1998". LA Weekly. pp. C-22. Retrieved 2026-01-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Loewenstein, Lael (1998-11-06). "Williamstowne". Variety. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ "Poignant 'Williamstowne' Weaves Fragile Spell". Los Angeles Times. 1998-11-06. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
- ↑ Dumpert, Hazel-Dawn (L.A. Weekly, Volume 20, Number 50, 12 November 1998). "Williamstowne". LA Weekly. p. 84. Retrieved 2026-01-02. Unknown parameter
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