Darby Lloyd Rains Explained

Darby Lloyd Rains
Birth Date:20 November 1947
Birth Place:New York, USA
Height:5′ 5″
Alias:Darby Lloyd Raines

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

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.[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 and in production for other adult films. Additionally, after she left acting she worked on a film with Joe Negroni,[16] and would later work with Sandy Fox[17] to form a talent agency in New York City.[18] She identifies as bisexual.[19]

Partial filmography

Notes and References

  1. Strub . Whitney . 2017-07-03 . Bacchanale (John Amero and Lem Amero, 1970) . Porn Studies . en . 4 . 3 . 263–271 . 10.1080/23268743.2017.1333026 . 2326-8743.
  2. Book: Brown, Gene . The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film: 1972-1974 . 1984 . Times Books . 978-0-8129-1059-9 . en.
  3. Book: Sagarin, Edward . Deviance Social Change . 1977 . SAGE Publications . 978-0-8039-0804-8 . 236 . en . 2024-08-02 . 2024-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802152826/https://www.google.pt/books/edition/Deviance_Social_Change/QssDAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Darby+Lloyd+Rains%22+%C2%A0The+film+is+all+about+1970&dq=%22Darby+Lloyd+Rains%22+%C2%A0The+film+is+all+about+1970&printsec=frontcover . live .
  4. Web site: XRCO Hall of Fame. 25 August 2014. 31 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181231075428/http://www.xrco.com/. live.
  5. Clapton . Diana . March 20, 1976 . Flyny . Larry . Hustler Interview Darby Lloyd Rains . 2024-08-27 . Hustler . Columbus, Ohio, United States of America . 45–47 . 2 . 9.
  6. Book: Kronhausen . Eberhard . Pornography and the Law . Kronhausen . Phyllis . 1997-04-22 . Bell Publishing . New York, New York, United States of America . 306–307 . 978-0-517-17535-4 . en-US . 2024-08-27.
  7. . Game Interview: Darby Lloyd Rains . The Best of Game . January 1, 1978 .
  8. Web site: Psychotronic Video 17 . Internet Archive.
  9. Book: Flint, David . Babylon blue: an illustrated history of adult cinema . 1998 . Creation Books . 978-1-84068-002-7 . Creation cinema collection . London . 2024-08-27.
  10. News: Walsh . Michael . 1976-03-13 . Fifth theatre goes sexploitation route . 2024-08-27 . The Province . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada . 51.
  11. News: Canby . Vincent . 1974-06-23 . There's no good pornography . 2024-08-27 . . 65 . 74 . 25 . New York Times.
  12. Book: Cohen . Angela . The wise woman's guide to erotic videos . Fox . Sarah Gardner . Broadway Books . 1997 . New York, New York, United States of America . 149–150 . en.
  13. Book: Jouffa . François . L'âge d'or du cinéma érotique et pornographique: 1973-1976 . Crawley . Tony . 2003 . Ramsay . 978-2-84114-677-2 . fr.
  14. Book: La Saison cinématographique . 1986 . U.F.O.L.E.I.S. . fr . 2024-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802152813/https://www.google.pt/books/edition/La_Saison_cin%C3%A9matographique/J3lZAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Darby+Lloyd+Rains&dq=Darby+Lloyd+Rains&printsec=frontcover . 2024-08-02 . live.
  15. Book: Film Bulletin . 1976 . Wax Publications . en.
  16. . 1977 . Milner . Richard . Darby remakes her image . Who's Who in X-Rated Films . Dragon Magazine Subscription Co . New York, New York, United States of America . 1.
  17. Former pornographic actress not to be confused with Sandy Fox.
  18. Book: Rimmer, Robert . Sexmaking on Television . 1982 . 157–158 . en-US.
  19. Book: Kronhausen . Phyllis . The sex people: erotic performers and their bold new worlds . Kronhausen . Eberhard . Playboy Press . 1975 . 978-0-87223-446-8 . 1st . Chicago, Illinois, United States of America . 214–215 . en-US . 2024-08-27.
  20. Web site: Sex USA (1971) - Cast & Crew on MUBI . 2024-08-15 . mubi.com.
  21. Web site: West . Ashley . 2021-05-30 . 'Not Just Another Woman' (1974): Heroin, Money Laundering, and Poetry – Part 1 . 2024-08-10 . The Rialto Report . en-US.
  22. Rosebud (1972) Tvorcovia ČSFD.sk . sk-SK . 2024-08-01 . www.csfd.sk . 2024-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801150127/https://www.csfd.sk/film/146025-rosebud/hraju/ . live .
  23. Web site: The Erotic Memoirs of a Male Chauvinist Pig . 2024-07-31 . TVGuide.com . en . 2024-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731203255/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-erotic-memoirs-of-a-male-chauvinist-pig/cast/2000002192/ . live .
  24. Web site: Lovelace Meets Miss Jones (1975) - Cast & Crew on MUBI . 2024-08-01 . mubi.com . 2024-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801150126/https://mubi.com/en/films/lovelace-meets-miss-jones/cast . live .
  25. Book: Curti . Roberto . Visioni proibite: I film vietati dalla censura italiana (dal 1969 a oggi) . Rocco . Alessio Di . 2015-09-01 . Lindau . 978-88-6708-380-0 . it.
  26. Book: Albright, Brian . Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews . 2012-11-07 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-7227-7 . en . 2024-08-02 . 2024-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802152831/https://www.google.pt/books/edition/Regional_Horror_Films_1958_1990/tSH25LXGOksC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Darby+Lloyd+Rains&pg=PA250&printsec=frontcover . live .
  27. News: Canby . Vincent . 1974-06-23 . The King of Porn, ah-Corn:The King of Porn, ah-Corn . 2024-07-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331 . 2024-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240731191946/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/23/archives/the-king-of-porn-ahcornthe-king-of-porn-ahcorn.html . live .
  28. Book: Willis, John . John Willis'screen world . 1975 . New York : Crown publishers ; [puis] London : Fr. Muller . Internet Archive . 978-0-517-52102-1.
  29. Book: Davies, Clive . Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About . 2015-03-06 . SCB Distributors . 978-1-909394-06-3 . en . 2024-08-02 . 2024-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802153320/https://www.google.pt/books/edition/Spinegrinder/Co5XDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Darby+Lloyd+Rains%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT45&printsec=frontcover . live .
  30. Web site: Psychotronic Video 31. Internet Archive.
  31. Book: Curti . Roberto . Sex and Violence: Percorsi nel cinema estremo . Selva . Tommaso La . 2015-10-29 . Lindau . 978-88-6708-437-1 . it.
  32. Web site: Gaskill . Derek . "This is a Farce": Satire, Pseudonyms, and the Impact of Collaboration in Early Walter Sear/Roberta Findlay Films . 2024-08-15 . academic.oup.com.
  33. Web site: 2012-03-03 . DVD Review: THE PRIVATE AFTERNOONS OF PAMELA MANN . 2024-08-01 . ScreenAnarchy . 2024-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801143911/https://screenanarchy.com/2012/03/dvd-review-the-private-afternoons-of-pamela-mann.html . live .
  34. Book: Positif . 1976 . Nouvelles éditions Opta . 54 . fr.
  35. Web site: Bailey . Jason . 2017-12-29 . Was Radley Metzger Our Finest Erotic Filmmaker? . 2024-08-01 . Flavorwire . en . 2024-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802153322/https://www.flavorwire.com/609479/was-radley-metzger-our-finest-erotic-filmmaker . live .
  36. Web site: 2017-04-05 . 'Naked Came the Stranger' (1975): The Hoax, The Film . 2024-08-04 . The Rialto Report . en-US.
  37. Book: Limbacher, James L. . Sexuality in World Cinema: L-Z . 1983 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-1609-1 . en.
  38. Every Inch a Lady (1975) MUBI . en . 2024-08-01 . mubi.com . 2024-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801150126/https://mubi.com/en/pt/films/every-inch-a-lady . live .
  39. Strub . Whitney . 2017-07-03 . Bacchanale(John Amero and Lem Amero, 1970) . Porn Studies . 4 . 3 . 263–271 . 10.1080/23268743.2017.1333026 . 2326-8743.
  40. Web site: REVIEW: 70'S EROTICA DOUBLE FEATURE FROM VINEGAR SYNDROME: "ABDUCTION OF AN AMERICAN PLAYGIRL" AND "WINTER HEAT" - Cinema Retro . 2024-08-01 . cinemaretro.com.
  41. Strub . Whitney . 2017-07-03 . Bacchanale (John Amero and Lem Amero, 1970) . Porn Studies . en . 4 . 3 . 263–271 . 10.1080/23268743.2017.1333026 . 2326-8743.
  42. Web site: Abrams . Jon . DVD REVIEW - VINEGAR SYNDROME'S "PEEKARAMA" DOUBLE BILL . 2024-08-04 . Daily Grindhouse . en-US.
  43. Countrylife (1977) MUBI . en . 2024-08-01 . mubi.com . 2024-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801150124/https://mubi.com/en/pt/films/countrylife . live .
  44. Web site: Ta mej i dalen (1977) - SFdb . 2024-08-12 . sv.
  45. French Kiss (1979) Creators FilmBooster.com.au . en-AU . 2024-08-01 . www.filmbooster.com.au . 2024-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240801150125/https://www.filmbooster.com.au/film/199608-french-kiss/cast/ . live .
  46. Street Girls of New York (1981) MUBI . en . 2024-08-10 . mubi.com.

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