About this episode

The episode reveals the life and mysterious death of Kathy Harcourt, England's first American adult film star.

Kathy Harcourt was an English XXX star in America in the early 1980s. She appeared with Lisa DeLeeuw , Seka , Billy Dee , and Ron Jeremy in adult films and 8mm loops. She featured in magazines, stripped at the Melody Burlesk , turned up at all the industry parties. And then she was found dead in Manhattan’s East River amidst rumors of a mob hit. Over the years, her life and death has been a mystery. Until today. After 40 years, the truth about Kathy Harcourt is finally revealed. This podcast is 96 minutes long. The music playlist for this episode can be found on Spotify . ___________________________________________________ Kathy Harcourt One of the great features of the golden age of adult film is the diversity of the performers. You had all shapes and sizes, ages and ethnicities. It seemed that everyone was welcome – as long as they were willing to have sex on film. The only thing was that they were nearly all American citizens. Sure, you’d expect that – as the X-rated industry in its early days sourced its talent locally. But even so you never really saw anyone with a genuine foreign accent. Which made an actress like Kathy Harcourt stand out. You see, Kathy was…

Topics covered

• adult film history
• Kathy Harcourt
• mystery
• mob involvement
• 1980s adult industry

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