December 26, 2019
Porn Pioneer Director/Producer William Higgins Dies at 77
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Porn director William Higgins, one of the male adult industry pioneers, died on December 21 at the age of 77, He "died from a heart attack in Prague on his way to the hospital on early Saturday morning, December 21st."
Back2Stonewall writes that Higgins started his career as gay porn director and producer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when sellers of pornographic movies at that time, including Falcon, refused to mail them to customers in many southeastern states for legal reasons."
He went on to make such titles as "A Married Man" (1974), "Pacific Coast Highway" (1981), and "Pizza Boy: He Delivers "(1985).
In an interview, Higgins said that the poor quality of porn is what got him into the business. He was arrested in 1978 when his premises were raided. "Although the charges were later dropped, Higgins decided to go on a " world="" tour'="" looking="" for="" a="" better="" legal="" environment="" for="" his="" films,"="" Back2Stonewall.com="" reported.
"First he went to Australia, and then on to Thailand, and while he was happy with the product, but didn't see any future opportunities there.
"Ultimately, Higgins ended up in Amsterdam and also Prague where his European distributor was located."
