Trippster
16 years ago
He gave Cheesey his start.....



Gerard Damiano, 'Deep Throat' director, dead at 80

Print By SARAH LARIMER, Associated Press Writer Sarah Larimer, Associated Press Writer Mon Oct 27, 11:47 pm ETMIAMI Gerard Damiano, director of the pioneering pornographic film that lent its name to the Watergate whistleblower known as "Deep Throat," has died. He was 80.

Damiano died Saturday at a Fort Myers hospital, his son, Gerard Damiano Jr., said Monday. He had suffered a stroke in September.

"He was a filmmaker and an artist and we thought of him as such," the younger Damiano said. "Even though we weren't allowed to see his movies, we knew he was a moviemaker, and we were proud of that."

Damiano's "Deep Throat" was a mainstream box-office success and helped launch the modern hardcore adult-entertainment industry. Shot in six days for just $25,000, the 1972 flick became a cultural must-see for Americans who had just lived through the sexual liberation of the 1960s.

The film's title also became associated with one of the most famous anonymous sources in journalism.

While investigating the Watergate scandal, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein used it as a nickname for their source, former FBI official W. Mark Felt. Information from Felt helped bring down Richard Nixon's presidency.

Born in New York in 1928, Damiano worked as a hairdresser, spent time in the Navy and directed several adult films. The younger Damiano said he would often accompany his father on film sets as a child, but would be ushered out during "nitty-gritty" scenes.

"We weren't allowed to see certain parts of it," the son said. "But my parents always felt that it was nothing to be ashamed of, what he did."

After "Deep Throat" opened in Times Square, attention from media critics and outraged conservatives including repeated legal challenges helped turn it into a hit.

"My father never dreamed that it would get that kind of attention," the younger Damiano said.

But despite the attention, the son said the film was not his father's favorite.

"He was fond of it for what it was, but in terms of filmmaking, he would never call it a great film," he said.

Gerard Damiano is survived by his son and daughter. No formal services are planned
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Packerchick
16 years ago
Poor Cheesey. My condolences.
I am a woman and I love football.
Cheesey
16 years ago
It's not true!!!
I didn't know him, i knew his BROTHER, "Sore Throat".
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Packerchick
16 years ago

It's not true!!!
I didn't know him, i knew his BROTHER, "Sore Throat".

"Cheesey" wrote:



Thought his name was strep throat
I am a woman and I love football.
Zero2Cool
16 years ago
sick sick SICK
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16 years ago

It's not true!!!
I didn't know him, i knew his BROTHER, "Sore Throat".

"Packerchick" wrote:



Thought his name was strep throat

"Cheesey" wrote:

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That was his name before the penicillin shot.
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