There are a few porn stars that have staying power decades later — Dick Fisk, Jon King, Chad Douglas, Joey Stefano, and Al Parker to name a few. For the past year or so, Jack and I (along with Raging Stallion director Ben Leon) have been in production on a documentary about the early history of the porn industry (we’ll post a trailer for the project shortly) and lately I’ve become obsessed with another one: Kurt Marshall.
Falcon exclusive Marshall, who dated Falcon Studios founder Chuck Holmes in the mid 80s, was, in many ways, the epitome of the Falcon style — blond, athletic, devilish. William Higgins once told me that the difference between Falcon stars and those cast by men like him, Matt Sterling and Jon Summers was that Falcon stars were “professional gays” and unrepentantly sexual.
Like so many other gay men in the 80s, Kurt passed away from complications related to AIDS, but it seemed appropriate to put him up on Pride in part because he was a stellar performer and in part because he was proud of who he was. I came across this quote in an interview from the mid-80s, and think that it’s even more true today.
“I think to be gay is to be blessed. We have so much freedom, so many choices. This isn’t our moment to party or to think we’re going to stay young forever…maybe it’s our time to find someone to be safe with…to be happy with…”
Happy Prides!
(More Kurt Marshall pics after the jump …)
More Kurt Marshall …
Kurt Marshall in Other Side of Aspen II (via NakedSword.com)
Kurt Marshall in Splash Shots (via NakedSword.com)
Falcon 35th Annual Box Set (via FalconStudios)
— Mike
