The Masters Voice

July, 2001

what we learned from america's foremost sex researcherOn February 16, Dr. William Masters died. We lost a good friend. Our relationship began in 1967, a year after the publication of Human Sexual Response, the landmark study that surprised America by occupying the best-seller lists for six months. That same year Dr. Masters and his research partner, Virginia Johnson, approached the Playboy Foundation for funding. (Not yet married, the two stayed in adjoining rooms at the Playboy Mansion.) The St...