Marc Stevens (actor)
Marc Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1943[1] |
| Died | January 28, 1989 (aged 45)[1] |
| Cause of death | AIDS |
| Other names | Mr. 10-1/2 |
| Years active | 1971-1988 |
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Monroe (?–1979) Miranda Stevens |
Marc Stevens (September 2, 1943 – January 28, 1989),[1] was an American erotic performer.[2] He is sometimes credited as Mark '10½' Stevens or Mark Stevens.
Early life
Marc Stevens was born Mark Kuttner in Brooklyn in 1943. He was the third of four children born to first generation Jewish parents Walter and Hannah. He attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn.[3]
Career
Stevens was a pioneering sex industry figure during the 1970s, in New York City. He appeared in over 80 pornographic movies; he also led an erotic dance troupe called Le Clique[4] and performed in live sex shows. He was bisexual, and while he predominantly appeared in heterosexual films and porn loops, he made a number of gay films as well. He was a close associate of leading sex industry figures such as Jason and Tina Russell, Annie Sprinkle, who was also his neighbor for a time, Sharon Mitchell, Jamie Gillis, Georgina Spelvin, and Gloria Leonard. Tall and lean with a well-defined musculature, he had the nickname "10½" because of the supposed size of his circumcised penis. He was famously photographed by Robert Mapplethorpe.[5]
Notable films
Notable films featuring Marc Stevens include:
- The Devil in Miss Jones
- All about Gloria Leonard
- Michael, Angelo and David
Honorable recognition
Stevens was posthumously inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame on April 30, 2008.[6] He was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame on January 26, 2019.[7]
Death
Stevens died of AIDS on January 28, 1989, aged 45 in New York City.[8][9]
Despite his prominence in the 1970s and the fact he produced two memoirs (long out of print and allegedly ghost-written by his mother), entitled 10½! and Making It Big,[10] Stevens has attracted relatively little attention since.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Marc Stevens at iafd.com". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Walentis, Al (1976-06-18). "Porn Field Leader: He Promotes Himself". Reading Eagle. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Marc Stevens: 'Mr. 10 ½' – The Wild Life and Tragic Fall of the New York Porno Party King – Part 1". therialtoreport.com. 19 February 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ NYC Sex: How New York Transformed Sex in America. Scala Publishers. 2002. p. 205. ISBN 1857592778.
- ^ Jennings, David (2000). Skinflicks: The Inside Story of the X-Rated Video Industry - David Jennings - Google Boeken. ISBN 9781587211843. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
- ^ "XRCO Announces 2008 Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Meet the 2019 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Jennings, David (2000). Skinflicks: The Inside Story of the X-Rated Video Industry - David Jennings - Google Boeken. ISBN 9781587211843. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ Sprinkle, Annie (1998). Annie Sprinkle: Post-Porn Modernist. Cleis Press. p. 152. ISBN 1573440396.
- ^ Sullivan, Rebecca (2014). Bonnie Sherr Klein's 'Not a Love Story'. University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division. p. 59. ISBN 9781442627246.
External links
- 1943 births
- 1989 deaths
- AIDS-related deaths in California
- American male erotic dancers
- American male adult models
- American male pornographic film actors
- Bisexual male pornographic film actors
- Jewish American male actors
- LGBT Jews
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American dancers
- 20th-century American Jews
- 20th-century LGBT people