Joseph W. Sarno

Not to be confused with Jay Sarno.
Joseph W. Sarno
Born
Joseph William Sarno

(1921-03-15)March 15, 1921
New York City, US
DiedApril 26, 2010(2010-04-26) (aged 89)[1]
New York City, US[1]
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter[2]
Notable workInga (1968), Laura's Toys (1975), Abigail Lesley Is Back in Town (1975)[2]
Spouse
Peggy Steffans
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(m. 1970)​
[3]

Joseph W. Sarno (March 15, 1921 – April 26, 2010) was an American film director and screenwriter.[2]

Sarno emerged from the semi-pornographic sexploitation film genre of the 1950s & 1960s; he had written and directed approximately 75 theatrically released feature films in the sexploitation, softcore and hardcore genres[2] as well as a number of shot-on-video features for the 1980s hardcore video market.

  1. ^ a b Grimes, William (May 2, 2010). "Joseph Sarno, Sexploitation Film Director, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Wiktor Ericsson (director) (2013). A Life in Dirty Movies (Motion picture). Anagram Produktion. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).