Inside Linda Lovelace's Deep Throat: Degradation, Porno Chic, and the Rise of Feminism
Darwin Porter
Language: English
Pages: 640
ISBN: 1936003333
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The notorious Linda Lovelace was America's first Queen of Porn, presiding over a fast-developing multi-billion-dollar film industry during the decadent 1970s. Her movie, Deep Throat, redefined the nation's views on obscenity and was credited with changing America's sexual attitudes more than anything since the 1948 Kinsey Report. But at decade's end, Linda, in a complete about-face, emerged as one of the more compelling voices in the feminist movement, denouncing the degradations of her cinematic past.
Baby. My kid would probably have been born with a red tail.” “Mary was the Mother of Jesus Christ, and I was about to become of the mother of the Devil’s child,” Linda proclaimed when she became pregnant after a fertility rite by Anton Szander LaVey, the high priest of America’s Church of Satan. I’d seen Rosemary’s Baby,and I knew what to expect.” She was referring to Mia Farrow’s performance in the 1968 Roman Polanski film in which Farrow (above) is the unsuspecting young wife whose husband
too, was considering making a movie whose theme would be inspired by the recent success of bothDeep Throat and Last Tango in Paris. “It’s called The Sun Seekers,” he announced. “Set on the French Riviera during the 1930s, its two leads are roughly based on F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.” She had never heard of them. “The husband is a world famous novelist, but he’s addicted to decadence and alcohol,” Lawford announced. “The wife is mentally ill and addicted to sex. The two spend every week of
even earlier conquest), James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, and Horst Buchholz. Dexter was known for his brief and stormy marriage to singer Peggy Lee, which had lasted from January to November of 1953. At the time Linda met Dexter, he was married to Mary Bogdonovich, the Star-Kist Tuna heiress, since 1971. But she was nowhere to be seen. His friendships with Sinatra began when Dexter saved the singer from drowning on May 10, 1964 during production of the World War II film None But
(above) * *** That evening at dinner, Linda was delighted to be seated at table with Hudson and Mineo. Carstairs had assigned all the “singles” (including herself, Hudson, Mineo, and Dietrich) to a separate, somewhat more risqué, table on the terrace, while married couples sat more sedately inside. Grahame and Linda were included with the singles. In all her life, Linda had never dined in such august company, and she owed it all to Grahame. At times, she was jealous of Grahame, who was better
able to hear her. While fellating Martin, she burst into tears, which immediately deflated his erection. “You’re being forced by your pimp to do this?” he asked. “You’re not into it.” Perhaps knowing she’d get a beating for not performing, he covered for her. Ten minutes later, Martin proclaimed to Milka, “The gal’s terrific. What a cocksucker!” But he sent some private signal to Milka, who then looked Linda over skeptically. “If we need you, we’ll call you. Now, you must leave.” On the way