Classic Pornstars from 70s and 80s

John Holmes John Holmes has left a legendary reputation as big as his cock.  The ‘sultan of smut’ has appeared in over 2,500 films (including Deep Throat) and fucked, according to some estimates, between 3,000-14,000 women in his lifetime, including the most well-known classic porn stars.  Most of John Holme’s films are stag films shot on 8mm in the 60’s and early 70’s when the porn industry was still borderline illegal.  There is a lot of mythology that comes along with this prolific performer, most of it claimed by himself.  Apparently, Holmes lost his virginity at the age of 6 to a Swedish nursemaid and also couldn’t wear underwear anymore- the force of his erections caused the elastic to snap.  Though his colossal penis was never actually measured, it was at least 10” long, though it may have well been up to 15” and 4” around.  It’s difficult to estimate the size in his films because the retro porn stars next to him are small in stature and skinny.  Also, it’s debatable whether his dick was ever fully hard during his retro porn videos.  It’s rumored that for his cock to reach full hardness would cause such a surge of blood to his loins that he would pass out from lack of blood to his brain.

Seka The Platnium Princess of Porn is a southern gal with all the charm of a beauty pageant teenager and a raunchy appetite for fucking.  Apparently, even before Dorothiea Hundley became Seka on the big screen, she had an interest in pornography.  In the early 70’s, Seka owned an adult bookstore in Virginia but complained to distributors that she was better looking than the retro porn stars in the magazines.  Like a smut philanthropist, Seka felt the need to better the standards of porn and left for Las Vegas to do nude modeling.  It was just at the boom of the video era when the adult industry was switching over from film.  This meant a lot more exposure, thus Seka’s transition into porn stardom was easy.  The retro diva was just in her 20’s at the time but was already starring alongside legendary classic porn stars like John Holmes.  Co-star Jamie Gillis even described Seka as “a bit above porn,” and a “white trash queen.”  Though the blond queen of smut only made 178 films, the content varies from hardcore gangbangs, double penetration and lesbian scenes with vintage porn stars.  We can also thank Seka for pioneering the trend of shaved pussies which was rare in the bushy retro era.

Linda Lovelace Linda Lovelace has starred in only one major pornographic film during her short career, millions of orgasms have burst in her name.  As star of the most profitable porn film ever made, Deep Throat, the actress helped to make porn chic.  Famous figures such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and even Vice President Spiro T. Agnew had witnessed this film, along with 10 million other Americans.  Linda Lovelace wasn’t the typical big breasted and pouty retro porn stars that attracted men at the time.  Rather, Lovelace was thin, angular, and pretty- though not a sex kitten by most standards.  What sets Linda Lovelace apart from other classic porn stars and turned her into a legend was her amazing ability to swallow cocks.  According to the film’s plotline, Lovelace’s clitoris is located in the back of her throat.  After the boom of Deep Throat, Linda Lovelace has fluctuated from in her moral stance.   First, the daughter of strict parents in a Catholic upbringing wrote books in support of the adult industry.  Then, Lovelace turned on the industry and started speaking against it.  We can forgive her of this duplicity when we watch the retro legend in action.

Desiree Cousteau When Desiree Cousteau came to California in search of stardom, she did a lot behind-the-scenes fucking in order to get only bit roles in mainstream films.  Soon the wanna-be actress realized that it would be better to get paid for this intense off-screen work so she entered the adult industry.  While Desiree Cousteau never succeeded in a mainstream career, she quickly took off as an adult superstar.  While working at a strip joint where she put on spicy live lesbian shows with three other girls, director Alex De Renzy ‘discovered’ the girl.  The combination of Cousteau’s stage presence and full natural breasts led De Renzy to cast her in the 1977 film Pretty Peaches alongside other retro porn stars.  The film was a success, now considered one of the greatest classic porn stars, and led to leading roles in other big production adult films.  Desiree Cousteau even won the best actress award for her roles in which she always played a ditzy bimbo with a bubbly personality.   She probably didn’t deserve the award because it is disputed as to whether she was actually acting; more likely Desiree was a natural bimbo.  The award was more a recognition of how great the starlet looked having sex.

Anna Malle Anna Malle seemed destined to become a porn star.  She is the type of sex-crazed woman whose voracious appetite left all the classic porn stars drained, both male and female.  Malle’s good looks were the kind that drove guys crazy and penetrated into their wet dreams.  She had a long firm body with delectable breasts and a sultry face oozing sensuality.  The sex queen got her first taste of the big screen in her debut Dirty Debutantes 37 with Edward Powers.  After that, Anna Malle was unstoppable.  She performed in over 350 films and every performance, even the smallest scenes, is filled with ferocious lust.  Amazing gang bangs and lesbian scenes are only part of the repertoire, but Malle is probably most famous for her anal adventures.   During the 90’s, Malle co-starred with Nina Hartley and the pair seemed to have a chemistry which their fans ate up.  I wouldn’t call Anna Malle an actress though; all of her performances seemed to be fueled by her own natural sexual lust.  Off screen, Malle was married to fellow porn star Hank Armstrong and the retro porn stars enjoyed a wild open-relationship of swinging.   Malle died in a car crash in 2006 but we will always remember her from the great raw performances she left us.