Joseph W. Sarno

Personal life and death In 1970, Sarno married Peggy Steffans, who was 17 years his junior. Steffans was a non-sex performing actress, assistant director and costumer in several of his films. Together they had a son, Matthew.

Critical reputation Singled out for praise by critic Andrew Sarris during the 1970s, Sarno's work has been acknowledged in recent years by tributes at the New York Underground Film Festival, the Torino Film Festival in Turin, Italy, the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, and The Andy Warhol Museum.

Sarno has had a tribute at the British Film Institute in London and has given an honorary lecture at Lund University in Sweden.

A Life in Dirty Movies is a 2013 Swedish documentary about Sarno and his wife, and their attempt to make one last film.

Selected filmography Sin in the Suburbs (1964) The Swap and How They Make It (1966) Moonlighting Wives (1966) Red Roses in Passion (1966) The Love Merchant (1966) Deep Inside (1968) Inga (1968) All the Sins of Sodom (1968) The Seduction of Inga (1968) Daddy Darling (1970) Deep Throat, Part II (1974) Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974) Butterfly (1975) Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town (1974) Laura's Toys (1975) Misty (1976) Inside Jennifer Welles (1977) All About Gloria Leonard (1978) Inside Seka (1980) Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle (1981) Suburban Secrets (2004) A Life in Dirty Movies (2013)