The Devil Made Me Do It (Paperback)

by Georgina Spelvin (Author)
Key Phrases: pickle factory, makeup man, deep throat, New York, Miss Jones, San Francisco (more...)

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Product Description
In 1973, short on cash and with the rent due, a Peacenik former Broadway Gypsy living in Manhattan's Meat Packing District signed on to cook for the cast and crew of a new film, The Devil in Miss Jones. She soon found herself cast in the lead role, and her legendary erotic performance launched her on a career that would come to define the era of Porn Chic. This is the story of Georgina Spelvin, a poignant and wholly bawdy memoir of her life before and after porn fame, full of riveting anecdotes and marvelous gossip from time spent among the famous and the infamous. With a storyteller's touch, Georgina takes us to the bright lights of Broadway, the glamour of Manhattan's Latin Quarter, the fervor of the Vietnam Era peace movement, and of course, the so-called Golden Age of Porn. Thirty years in the making and five years in the writing, there are more laughs than tears, but no apologies or excuses. It is not a victim's whine, but a romping good read, filled with the colorful details of a road less traveled.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Georginas World Inc (March 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615199070
• ISBN-13: 978-0615199078
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,883 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Georgina and her fantastic new book. , July 2, 2008

By	Annie Sprinkle - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"The Devil..." is heavenly! I'm so thrilled to finally get to read about the life of this amazing, wonderful, sex Goddess and performer. She inspired me greatly, and changed my life forever for the better when I saw her for the first time in the Devil and Miss Jones. Georgina Spelvin has always been in a class by herself, and her book reflects that, because it is too. She generously gives readers a great feel (pun intended) for the Golden Age of porn, and what life and sexuality was like in the 60's/70's for the sexually liberated and talented. This book is also very relevant for today's world. I've read and enjoyed many sex worker autobiographies, and this is certainly one of the best--and perhaps the most sincere and from the heart of them all. Well written too!
Annie Sprinkle, Ph.D.--Huge Georgina Spelvin admirer. Porn star turned artist/sexologist.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Classiest Porn Star Writes a Really Great Book, July 29, 2008

By	James F. Morris "Jim Morris" (CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a lot of things. It's got a lot of slithery explicit salivating sex in it. It's a sixties book. It's got more good info about how movies are made than most movie books. It's a deep and dark tale of addiction and recovery. And it's a warm family story. Swear to God!
The story of how Georgina got to be a porn star in the first place is really funny. She applied to cater The Devil In Miss Jones, and was asked to do a line reading with one of the men who was auditioning. He wasn't hired, but she was, to star in it. She also did the catering. That's maybe the only time the star of a movie that did this well also did the cooking and washed the dishes. It was a friendly set. The director dried.
Having already dropped out of corporate America and become part of a hippie film commune, Georgina ploughed her money into making socially and politically conscious films. She got slippery for the revolution. How did a nice girl ... you know. Remember it was the `60s. Everybody decided the old values weren't working, dropped back to zero, and tried everything.
I'm glad the stuff I tried wasn't filmed.
The book is fabulous. I've published seven books as an author and edited more than 200. This is one of the best. Really. I can't imagine anyone who is not a Bishop reading it and not having a good time. Hell, the best character in it is Georgina's mother. It's that good.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a fun book to read!!, July 5, 2008

By	F. Comstock (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Georgina Spelvin writes with a dry wit and humor. She writes as though she's talking to you personally and telling you a really funny and shocking story. Her writing style reminds me of a cross between Mark Twain and D. H. Lawrence (Lady Chatterley's Lover). It's like the down home humor of back fence gossip and cracker barrel stories delivered with a naughty flavor.

When she writes about her sexual escapades, she does so with straightforward honesty and humor that is racy, sensual and erotic without being phony, vulgar or fake. The way she includes her thoughts in various situations, like a written stage whisper, is a real hoot!

And when she talks about the times that are less than rosy, even downright ugly, she does it without pulling any punches, and without looking for pity, thank you so very much! Yet, even then she finds some humor such that you smile as you grimace (that's not easy, let me tell you!)

I have no literary credentials, but I love to read. I loved this book, and I think you will too!