Paul Norman (director)

Paul Norman (born Paul Apstein, 1956) is an American former pornographic director who directed approximately 134 films from 1986 to 1999.[2]

Paul Norman
Born
Paul Apstein[1]

1956[citation needed]
Spouse(s)Tori Welles (1990-1994)[citation needed]
Celeste (1995-1996)[citation needed]
Children3

Career

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Norman started his career making bisexual pornography. One of his earliest works in this genre is his Bi and Beyond series, which debuted in 1988.[3] He later ventured towards establishing himself as a director of strictly straight pornography in the early 1990s. Norman was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 1998.[citation needed]

Personal life

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He married fellow pornographic actress Tori Welles in 1990, before divorcing in 1994. They had two sons, Nicolas and Joshua. He was a friend of the late pornographic director Fred J. Lincoln.[4] Norman was later married to fellow pornographic actress Celeste 1995–1996. The relationship produced one child.[5]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Jones, E. Michael (2009). "6". The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit and its Impact on World History (Selections). Nobel` Press.
  2. ^ Paul Norman at the Internet Adult Film Database
  3. ^ Summers, Claude J., ed. (2005). The Queer Encyclopedia of Film & Television. Cleis Press Inc. p. 234.
  4. ^ "Large Industry Turn-Out for Fred Lincoln Memorial Celebration". avn.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ O'Toole, Laurence (1999). Pornocopia: porn, sex, technology and desire. Serpent's Tail. pp. 199, 389.
  6. ^ a b World Public Library. "AVN Awards 2006". netlibrary.ws. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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