PORN FILM DIRECTOR DIES OF A STROKE
Porn moviemaker Gerard Damiano has died. He was 80.
The director of 1972 adult movie Deep Throat passed away in Miami, Florida after suffering from a stroke last month (Sep08).
The movie was the first pornographic picture to be shown in cinemas and made an estimated $600 million (£382 million).
His son, Gerard Damiano Jr, says, "He was a filmmaker and an artist and we thought of him as such.
"Even though we weren’t allowed to see his movies, we knew he was a moviemaker and we were proud of that."
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