Gerard Damiano

Gerardo Rocco "Gerard" Damiano (August 4, 1928 – October 25, 2008) was an American director of adult films.

Damiano wrote and directed the 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat, which starred 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 No.11 that year, its second consecutive year on the list. Damiano is one of the seminal directors of what is known as The Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984). The day he turned 17, he enlisted in the United States Navy, and served for 4 years. After his discharge, at the age of 21 years, Damiano studied X-ray technology on the G.I. Bill, and was an X-ray technician at Jamaica Hospital, in Queens, New York.

Entrance into porn Damiano took an interest in film-making after his accountant introduced him to a producer who was making a low-budget horror film. Intrigued, Damiano began helping out as he could on the set,

Deep Throat

He directed the famous film Deep Throat, which was released in 1972 and starred Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems. The film is regarded as pioneering, and its success, is credited with helping to launch the modern adult-entertainment industry.

Damiano was surprised that the film attracted such attention. The film was financed by organized crime, and Damiano did not benefit from the film's substantial commercial success.

Personal life He married three times; with his second wife, Barbara Walton, he had two children, Christar and Gerard Jr. The film was busted, and when Steinberg had to appear in court as a witness, she met and began a relationship with Damiano, becoming his mistress. She followed him to New York City.

Filmography (partial)

We All Go Down (1969) The Magical Ring (1971) Sex USA (1971) (uncredited) Changes (1970) (documentary) Teenie Tulip (1970) The Marriage Manual (1970) (documentary) Deep Throat (1972; as Jerry Gerard) Meatball (1972) (as D. Furred) The Devil in Miss Jones (1973) Memories Within Miss Aggie (1974) Legacy of Satan (1974) Portrait (1974) (uncredited) The Story of Joanna (1975) Let My Puppets Come (1976) Joint Venture (1977) Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip (1977) Joint Venture (1977) (uncredited) The Confessions of Linda Lovelace (1977) (uncredited) Skin-Flicks (1978) Fantasy (1979) People (1979) For Richer, for Poorer (1979) Beyond Your Wildest Dreams (1981) The Satisfiers of Alpha Blue (1981) Never So Deep (1981) Consenting Adults (1982) Night Hunger (1983) Whose Fantasy Is This Anyway? (1984) (video) Throat 12 Years After (1984) Return to Alpha Blue (1984) (video) Inside Everybody (1984) (video) Flesh and Fantasy (1985) Cravings (1985) Forbidden Bodies (1986) (video) Ultrasex (1987) Slightly Used (1987) (video) Maximum Head (1987) Lessons in Lust (1987) (video) Future Sodom (1987) (video) Ruthless Women (1988) Candy's Little Sister Sugar (1988) (video) Splendor in the Ass (1989; alternative title: Sex Express) Young Girls in Tight Jeans (1989) Perils of Paula (1989) (video) Dirty Movies (1989) (video) Proposta oscena (1991) (video) Just for the Hell of It (1991) Manbait (1991) Manbait Part 2 (1991) (video) Giochi di Coppia (1991) The Last Couple (1992) The Naked Goddess (1992) The Naked Goddess II (1992) (video)

Awards 2008 XBIZ Award – Lifetime Achievement in Movie Production