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William Margold

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William Margold was born on October 2, 1943 in Washington, D.C. Margold was the son of Nathan Margold, who was a Harvard Law School graduate who served as the Solicitor General of the Department of Interior under President Harry S. Truman. William attended Alexander Hamilton High School in West Los Angeles and graduated from California State University at Northridge with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. Margold started out in the adult entertainment industry with agent 'Reb' Sawitz working in the office of the Reb's Pretty Girls modeling agency. William acted in his first hardcore movie in 1972 and worked on numerous X-rated films over the course of several decades in a variety of capacities that include actor, director, writer, and producer. Margold subsequently became the head of the trade advocacy group the Free Speech Coalition. In addition, William also either founded or co-founded the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO), Fans of X-Rated Entertainment (FOXE), and the charity group Protecting Adult Welfare Foundation (PAW). A noted porn historian and staunch advocate of free speech, Margold was interviewed in a handful of documentaries about the adult film industry. William died of a heart attack at age 73 while hosting a live radio show on January 17, 2017.
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Attended California State University at Northridge, graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Journalism.
Son of Nathan Margold, a Harvard Law School graduate who went on to become Solicitor General of the Department of the Interior under President Harry S. Truman. Nathan was also the author of a landmark study commissioned by the NAACP that studied public education for Black Americans.
Living in West Hollywood. President of the 'Protecting Adult Welfare Foundation' [an adult industry charity] and director of the 'Free Speech Coalition' [1st amendment rights group] and co-founder, with Viper, of the adult fan-based association 'Fans of X-Rated Entertainment, F.O.X.E.]
Gave Ron Jeremy his nickname "The Hedgehog".
From the early 70's to his 2017 death, he maintained a side career as a film critic, writing mainstream film reviews for a series of underground newspapers; most notably in a column the "Hollywood Xpress" ran for decades.

God created man. William Margold created himself.
[on working with Lee Carroll] This was a woman who hated sex and was a woman I would pay not to have sex with!
[on John Holmes] He was just a little boy with a big dick who found a pot of gold at the end of his zipper.
Carlos Tobalina was sort of the Edward D. Wood Jr. of X. He made terrible movies.
[on Maria Tortuga] Maria was very friendly, extremely sexual, and easy to get along with.