Alexander de Renzy (August 13, 1935 – June 8, 2001) was an American director and producer of

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. Born in

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, de Renzy served in the

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as a Survival Instructor. Back in the

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, he began making

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s in

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. In October 1969, he went to

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to attend ''Sex 69'', the first porn

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hosted in

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after the legalization of adult

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there. This resulted in his first movie, ''Censorship in Denmark: A New Approach'' (1970), which was released the following year. He was the

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on ''Sexual Encounter Group'' (1970), was a

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on seven movies, and wrote five

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s. His production ''Lady Freaks'' (1973) introduced

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legend

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. His films also include the two 1970s porn classics '' Babyface'' (1977) and ''

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'' (1978). Another de Renzy discovery was Desireé Cousteau. She won the

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Award in 1978 for "Best Actress" for her starring role in ''Pretty Peaches'' and became an international sex star. The plot of ''Pretty Peaches'' derives from

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's literary classic ''

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'' about a naive young woman undergoing a series of hardships which constitute the satire. ''Peaches'' contains a notorious

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scene (and for a time was censored from the VHS release, restored in Alpha Blue's DVD release) in which the powerful jet-spray from Cousteau's hindquarters knocks the administering physician to the bathroom floor, to which Peaches bemoans "I don't think he could cure anything!" A third actress de Renzy introduced to adult films was

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, better known as "Aunt Peg". He won the Adult Film Association of America Award in 1977 for Best Director for "Babyface", and was inducted into the

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. After filming his final story-driven works, ''Slave to Love'' and ''Two Women'', de Renzy reinvented himself as Rex Borsky in 1991. He churned out adult video quickies, shooting over 200 hardcore videos, with a special emphasis on

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. Alex de Renzy suffered a fatal

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and

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attack while in his hotel room in

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during the production of his last video.

Partial filmography

*''Censorship in Denmark: A New Approach'' (1970) *'' A History of the Blue Movie'' (1970) *''Little Sisters'' (1972) *'' Femmes de Sade'' (1976) *'' Babyface'' (1977) *''

'' (1978) *''

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'' (1984) *'' Wild Things'' (1985) *''Moving In'' (1986) *''Pretty Peaches 2'' (1987) *''The Big Thrill'' (1989) *''Rapture'' (1990) *''Two Women'' (1992) *''Slave to Love'' (1993) as Rex Borsky: *''Anal Addict'' (1995) *''Anal Hellraiser'' (1995) *''Anal Sweetheart'' (1995) *''Anal Breakdown'' (1994) *''Gang Bang Wild Style I & II'' (1994) *''Anal Justice'' (1994) *''Booty Mistress'' (1994) *''Gang Bang Nymphette'' (1994) *''Anal Co-ed'' (1993) *''Anal Sensations'' (1993) *''Anal Siege'' (1993) *''Anal Taboo'' (1993) *''Anal Carnival'' (1992) *''Anal Cuties of Chinatown'' (1992) *''Anal Madness'' (1992) *''Anal Rookies'' (1992) *''Anal Innocence'' (1991) *''Anal Revolution'' (1991) *''Anal Starlets'' (1991)

References

External links

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Time.com: Sex Trip - July 20, 1970
{{DEFAULTSORT:Renzy, Alex De American pornographic film directors American pornographic film producers 1935 births 2001 deaths