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Joseph Scott Smith (October 21, 1948 - February 4, 1995) was a gay rights activist best known for his association with Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk

Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician and List of gay, lesbian or bisexual firsts openly homosexual orientation man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors....
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In the 2008 feature film Milk
Milk (film)

Milk is a 2008 in film biographical film on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors....
, the role of Scott Smith was played by James Franco
James Franco

James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films....
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Smith was widely considered the muscle behind many of Milk's endeavors. He organized, created, managed and helped campaign for Milk's election to public office from 1974 to 1977 and openly supported and helped after Milk was elected. Smith was well known for orchestrating the Coors Beer boycott
Boycott

A boycott is a form of consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of protest, usually of politics reasons....
 and putting Milk at the forefront of the issue, creating one of the first public displays of power by the gay community.

There are hundreds of images of Smith, taken by Milk and others, in the Harvey Milk Archives/Scott Smith Collection at the San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco Public Library

The San Francisco Public Library is a public library system serving the city of San Francisco. Its main library is located in San Francisco's Civic Center, San Francisco, on Larkin Street at Grove....
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Joseph Scott Smith (October 21, 1948 - February 4, 1995) was a gay rights activist best known for his association with Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk

Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician and List of gay, lesbian or bisexual firsts openly homosexual orientation man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors....
.

In the 2008 feature film Milk
Milk (film)

Milk is a 2008 in film biographical film on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors....
, the role of Scott Smith was played by James Franco
James Franco

James Edward Franco is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. He began acting during the late 1990s, appearing on the short-lived television series Freaks and Geeks and starring in several teen films....
.

Smith was widely considered the muscle behind many of Milk's endeavors. He organized, created, managed and helped campaign for Milk's election to public office from 1974 to 1977 and openly supported and helped after Milk was elected. Smith was well known for orchestrating the Coors Beer boycott
Boycott

A boycott is a form of consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of protest, usually of politics reasons....
 and putting Milk at the forefront of the issue, creating one of the first public displays of power by the gay community.

There are hundreds of images of Smith, taken by Milk and others, in the Harvey Milk Archives/Scott Smith Collection at the San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco Public Library

The San Francisco Public Library is a public library system serving the city of San Francisco. Its main library is located in San Francisco's Civic Center, San Francisco, on Larkin Street at Grove....
. After being discharged from the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
, Milk spent many hours taking pictures. Smith was his favorite model; sometimes Milk spent entire rolls of film just taking pictures of Smith.

Smith fell into a very deep depression after Milk was killed. He was the executor of Milk's last will
Will (law)

In common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person regulates the rights of others over his or her property or family after death....
 and testament.

Smith died from AIDS
AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the HIV ....
-related pneumonia on February 4, 1995 at the age of 46.