A high school dropout, he joined the Army for three years and held a number of random jobs before getting into “the industry.” Major successes were Johnny Wadd films such as “Tell Them Johnny Wadd is Here” (1976), “Liquid Lips” (1976) and “Blonde Fire” (1978). Holmes, who died in 1988 at the age of 43 of an HIV-related illness, was also known as “Johnny Wadd.” At his death, he had 2,250 adult films - the majority of them short clips - under his belt.
Edwards shares a spot with Kay Parker, 68, famed for her role as the incestuous mother in 1980’s “Taboo.” Born in England, Parker performed her first sex scene in 1977 in Anthony Spinelli’s “Sex World.” Her performance, and her red hair, English accent and 38DD breasts, made her an industry sensation. His films include “Great Sexpectations” (1984), “Laura’s Toys” (1975) and “Abigail Lesley Is Back in Town” (1975). He became an adult performer in the ‘60s and claims he’s the only man in the business who performed for four decades. He spent the next eight years performing in summer stock and doing commercials. Edwards, 67 and retired, trained (although not for porn) at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York in 1967. Her life is detailed in her self-published autobiography, “The Devil Made Me Do It.”Įric Edwards and Kay Parker (July 12, 1984).
She has appeared in more than 70 adult films. Georgina Spelvin, 76, was the star of 1973’s porn classic, “The Devil in Miss Jones.” She started her career in New York as a chorus girl and appeared in “The Twilight Girls,” a lesbian film, in 1957. The performers honored (and the dates their prints were made) are: In the sidewalk outside Studs are the handprints and footprints of eight stars from the Golden Age of Porn. Jonathan Cota, who inherited the company that owned Pussycat from his lover, changed its focus to gay porn and renamed it Tomkat Theater and then Studs. Thus it became a temple of “porno chic,” the term bestowed on the trend toward incorporating real plots and character development in adult films.