Gerard Damiano

Gerard Damiano
Born
Gerardo Rocco Damiano

(1928-08-04)August 4, 1928
New York City, US
DiedOctober 25, 2008(2008-10-25) (aged 80)
Fort Myers, Florida, US
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer
Years active1969–1994
SpousePaula Morton (m. 1975)
Children2

Gerardo Rocco "Gerard" Damiano (August 4, 1928[1] – October 25, 2008[2]) was an American director of adult films. He wrote and directed the 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat, which starred Linda Susan Boreman aka Linda Lovelace. He also directed The Devil in Miss Jones, which ranked #7 in Variety's list of the top-grossing pictures of 1973. (Deep Throat came in at #11 that year, its second consecutive year on the list.)[3] Damiano is one of the seminal directors of what is known as The Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984).[4][5]

  1. ^ David Sullivan (October 27, 2007). "'Deep Throat' Director Gerard Damiano Dies at 80". AVN. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  2. ^ Amy Bennett Williams (October 27, 2007). "Gerard Damiano, adult film director, dies in Fort Myers". The News-Press. Retrieved October 27, 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ Lewis, Jon (2000). Hollywood v. Hard Core: How the Struggle Over Censorship Created the Modern Film Industry. New York City: NYU Press. pp. 260–67. ISBN 978-0814751428.
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