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Darby Lloyd Rains

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Darby Lloyd Rains
Born (1947-11-20) November 20, 1947 (age 76)
New York, USA
Other namesDarby Lloyd Raines
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Darby Lloyd Rains (born in 1948) is a former adult film actress who was prolific during the golden age of pornography.[1][2][3] She is a member of the XRCO Hall of Fame as a "film pioneer".[4]

Career

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Darby Lloyd Rains's early work in the 1970's was in 16mm silent adult film loops,[5][6][7] and she appeared as an uncredited stripper in the 1971 film The French Connection.[8] Lloyd Rains is best known for her roles in sexploitation[9][10] and pornographic feature films such as Memories Within Miss Aggie,[11] The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann and Naked Came the Stranger.[10][12] She has been described as "ruling over half of the pornographic film production (good, bad or terrible) of the time",[13] "one of the very first porn stars",[14] and "perhaps the prettiest, most unlikely-looking of the sex vets".[15] After her on screen career was over she worked on set[16] and in production for other adult films.[7] Additionally, after she left acting she worked on a film with Joe Negroni,[17] and would later work with Sandy Fox[n 1] to form a talent agency in New York City.[18] She identifies as bisexual.[19]

Partial filmography

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Notes

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  1. ^ Former pornographic actress not to be confused with Sandy Fox.

References

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  1. ^ Strub, Whitney (2017-07-03). "Bacchanale (John Amero and Lem Amero, 1970)". Porn Studies. 4 (3): 263–271. doi:10.1080/23268743.2017.1333026. ISSN 2326-8743.
  2. ^ Brown, Gene (1984). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film: 1972-1974. Times Books. ISBN 978-0-8129-1059-9.
  3. ^ Sagarin, Edward (1977). Deviance Social Change. SAGE Publications. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-8039-0804-8. Archived from the original on 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ^ "XRCO Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ^ Clapton, Diana (March 20, 1976). Flyny, Larry (ed.). "Hustler Interview Darby Lloyd Rains". Hustler. Vol. 2, no. 9. Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. pp. 45–47. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  6. ^ Kronhausen, Eberhard; Kronhausen, Phyllis (1997-04-22). Pornography and the Law. New York, New York, United States of America: Bell Publishing. pp. 306–307. ISBN 978-0-517-17535-4. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  7. ^ a b c "Game Interview: Darby Lloyd Rains". The Best of Game. January 1, 1978.
  8. ^ "Psychotronic Video 17" – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ Flint, David (1998). Babylon blue: an illustrated history of adult cinema. Creation cinema collection. London: Creation Books. ISBN 978-1-84068-002-7. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  10. ^ a b c Walsh, Michael (1976-03-13). "Fifth theatre goes sexploitation route". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. p. 51. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  11. ^ Canby, Vincent (1974-06-23). "There's no good pornography". The Baltimore Sun. Vol. 74, no. 25. New York Times. p. 65. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  12. ^ Cohen, Angela; Fox, Sarah Gardner (1997). The wise woman's guide to erotic videos. New York, New York, United States of America: Broadway Books. pp. 149–150.
  13. ^ Jouffa, François; Crawley, Tony (2003). L'âge d'or du cinéma érotique et pornographique: 1973-1976 (in French). Ramsay. ISBN 978-2-84114-677-2.
  14. ^ La Saison cinématographique (in French). U.F.O.L.E.I.S. 1986. Archived from the original on 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  15. ^ Film Bulletin. Wax Publications. 1976.
  16. ^ "Capturing the Moment: Narrative Movies as Historical and Cultural Artifacts", History and Film, Routledge, pp. 155–180, 2016-09-13, doi:10.4324/9781315508054-13, ISBN 978-1-315-50805-4, retrieved 2024-08-27
  17. ^ Milner, Richard, ed. (1977). "Darby remakes her image". Who's Who in X-Rated Films. No. 1. New York, New York, United States of America: Dragon Magazine Subscription Co.
  18. ^ Rimmer, Robert (1982). Sexmaking on Television. pp. 157–158.
  19. ^ Kronhausen, Phyllis; Kronhausen, Eberhard (1975). The sex people: erotic performers and their bold new worlds (1st ed.). Chicago, Illinois, United States of America: Playboy Press. pp. 214–215. ISBN 978-0-87223-446-8. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  20. ^ "Sex USA (1971) - Cast & Crew on MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  21. ^ West, Ashley (2021-05-30). "'Not Just Another Woman' (1974): Heroin, Money Laundering, and Poetry – Part 1". The Rialto Report. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  22. ^ Rosebud (1972) | Tvorcovia | ČSFD.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-01 – via www.csfd.sk.
  23. ^ "The Erotic Memoirs of a Male Chauvinist Pig". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  24. ^ "Lovelace Meets Miss Jones (1975) - Cast & Crew on MUBI". mubi.com. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  25. ^ Curti, Roberto; Rocco, Alessio Di (2015-09-01). Visioni proibite: I film vietati dalla censura italiana (dal 1969 a oggi) (in Italian). Lindau. ISBN 978-88-6708-380-0.
  26. ^ Albright, Brian (2012-11-07). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-7227-7. Archived from the original on 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  27. ^ Canby, Vincent (1974-06-23). "The King of Porn, ah-Corn:The King of Porn, ah-Corn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  28. ^ Willis, John (1975). John Willis'screen world. Internet Archive. New York : Crown publishers ; [puis] London : Fr. Muller. ISBN 978-0-517-52102-1.
  29. ^ Davies, Clive (2015-03-06). Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1-909394-06-3. Archived from the original on 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  30. ^ "Psychotronic Video 31" – via Internet Archive.
  31. ^ Curti, Roberto; Selva, Tommaso La (2015-10-29). Sex and Violence: Percorsi nel cinema estremo (in Italian). Lindau. ISBN 978-88-6708-437-1.
  32. ^ Gaskill, Derek. ""This is a Farce": Satire, Pseudonyms, and the Impact of Collaboration in Early Walter Sear/Roberta Findlay Films". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  33. ^ "DVD Review: THE PRIVATE AFTERNOONS OF PAMELA MANN". ScreenAnarchy. 2012-03-03. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  34. ^ Positif (in French). Nouvelles éditions Opta. 1976. p. 54.
  35. ^ Bailey, Jason (2017-12-29). "Was Radley Metzger Our Finest Erotic Filmmaker?". Flavorwire. Archived from the original on 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  36. ^ "'Naked Came the Stranger' (1975): The Hoax, The Film". The Rialto Report. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  37. ^ Limbacher, James L. (1983). Sexuality in World Cinema: L-Z. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1609-1.
  38. ^ Every Inch a Lady (1975) | MUBI. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-01 – via mubi.com.
  39. ^ Strub, Whitney (2017-07-03). "Bacchanale(John Amero and Lem Amero, 1970)". Porn Studies. 4 (3): 263–271. doi:10.1080/23268743.2017.1333026. ISSN 2326-8743.
  40. ^ "REVIEW: 70'S EROTICA DOUBLE FEATURE FROM VINEGAR SYNDROME: "ABDUCTION OF AN AMERICAN PLAYGIRL" AND "WINTER HEAT" - Cinema Retro". cinemaretro.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  41. ^ Strub, Whitney (2017-07-03). "Bacchanale (John Amero and Lem Amero, 1970)". Porn Studies. 4 (3): 263–271. doi:10.1080/23268743.2017.1333026. ISSN 2326-8743.
  42. ^ Abrams, Jon. "DVD REVIEW - VINEGAR SYNDROME'S "PEEKARAMA" DOUBLE BILL". Daily Grindhouse. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  43. ^ Countrylife (1977) | MUBI. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-01 – via mubi.com.
  44. ^ "Ta mej i dalen (1977) - SFdb" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  45. ^ French Kiss (1979) | Creators | FilmBooster.com.au. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-01 – via www.filmbooster.com.au.
  46. ^ Street Girls of New York (1981) | MUBI. Retrieved 2024-08-10 – via mubi.com.
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