Candida Royalle ci ha lasciati

[Super Zeta]

Dear Family, Friends, Colleagues, Community, Fans and Admirers of Candice Vadala aka Candida Royalle,
>> This is to inform you, with heavy heart, that our beloved Candice left her ailing body this morning at 5:30 am. She passed on peacefully from her beautiful country home in Mattituck, Long Island, NY, with the birds she loved singing outside her window, with her three cats on her bed, and while breathing the sweet and salty ocean air. The past few days she was superbly cared for by a few devoted friends, blood family and good hospice nursing care team. Angel of love, Veronica Vera oversaw most everything. Rock star of practical matters, Mary Dorman was instrumental in taking care of many important logistics. Candice’s only sister Cynthia Vadala flew in from California and her two cousins were there. Many other friends helped these past days and we can be so grateful to them, especially her dearly beloved Italian “brother” Michele Capozzi.
>> What happened...The ovarian cancer that Candice had gracefully and stoically kept at bay for over five years finally became too much to bear. She had an incredible will to live, yet had suffered a lot of physical pain. Now she is free. A few weeks ago she had to go to the hospital for a few days. Her doctor, whom she loved a lot, told her she had run out of treatment options and to begin basic hospice care. She had planned to move to Manhattan this fall to be closer to more friends in what she thought would be her last few months or year. Then just about five days ago, Candice started slipping away quickly and it became evident that it was unlikely to recover.
>> Memorials…Memorials in New York, LA and San Francisco will likely be held sometime around November, so that there is time for everyone to plan.
>> Cats...Candice’s three beloved cats will be well taken care of. Candice’s sister Cynthia will stay with them for the next few weeks. If you or someone you know can offer a fantastic home, please write Barbara Carrellas with questions or offers: barbara@urbantantra.org
>> Obituaries, homages, journalists...Obituaries informing the world of Candice's many accomplishments and the great legacies she leaves will soon follow, no doubt. If you know and any newspapers, blogs or journalists who might want to write an obit, please send them this basic information below. She’d like that. For more about Candida Royalle go to candidaroyalle.com
>> In spite of Candice’s very public personae and career, Candice was a private person. She had told her confidants she wanted “peace and quiet” when passing without a lot of people knowing. Her wishes were respected. However, now we can all spread this news, so yes, please do write and post your homages if inclined.
>> Contact...I can field any questions, concerns, media inquiries as needed. I’m on the road, so if I don’t get back to you right away, I will as soon as possible. anniesprinkle@me.com. You can call me, or give my phone number out if you have it. Leave a message if I don’t pick up. Also Jane aka Veronica Hart can field inquiries at janehamilton@roadrunner.com.
>> Love, hugs, and blessings to all,Annie Sprinkle & Jane Hamilton (Veronica Hart), with assistance fromVeronica Vera (who will write a personal letter soon)
>> BASIC BIO:
>> Candida
>> Royalle, DHS (Doctor of Human Sexuality) -
>> Pioneering feminist filmmaker, Author, EntrepreneurCandida was born on October 15, 1950 in Brooklyn New York, and spent most of her adult life in New York City, with some of her 1970s in San Francisco.In 1984
>> Candida Royalle® stepped behind the camera, from “porn star” to director, to creating Femme Productions in order to produce adult films from a woman’s
>> perspective. She is considered the mother of feminist porn and in launching the couples erotica market. She partnered with Dutch
>> industrial designer Jandirk Groet in 1999 to create the ground-breaking line of
>> Natural Contours® intimate products, launching a whole new vision in sex toy design, widely copied today.Royalle gained international acclaim as a pioneer
>> in female sexual empowerment and expression, and she became a sought-after
>> speaker, lecturing extensively at such venues as the Smithsonian Institute, the World
>> Congress on Sexology, and several universities and professional
>> conferences. She’s been a guest on
>> countless TV talk shows and written up everywhere from The New York Times to The
>> Times of London.In October 2004 Royalle authored, “How to Tell a Naked Man What to Do®”
>> (Simon & Schuster/Fireside). Royalle was a member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
>> (AASECT); in 2014 she received a Doctorate in Human Sexuality for her life’s
>> work from the Institute for the Advanced
>> Study of Human Sexuality. She was a founding member of Feminists for Free Expression (FFE), a long time animal rights champion. In 1985 Candice co-founded the first porn star support group, Club 90, of which she was an active core member until her death, and will continue to be a member in spirit. Candida Royalle leaves a great legacy.

[cicciuzzo]

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_Royalle

anche la sua pagina wikipedia è già stata aggiornata

devo dire che non la conoscevo, o almeno credo.

[Len801]

anche una mini scheda che e' stata fatta quando si fece i best 100 pornostars of all time:
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=31451
La riposto qui sotto per completezza di questo necrilogio:
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Candida ROYALLE





Vero nome: Candice Vitala
Altri nomi usati: Candice, Candice Ball, Candice Chambers, Candida Royale, Mary Pearson, ecc
Capelli lunghi e mori (piu' tardi quando si dedico' alla regia li porto' corti, e piu' in la lunghi e biondi), seni medi.
Nata il 15 ottobre 1950 a New York (parte Italiana, Irlandese/Scozzese). All'inizio era ballerina, poi modella. Verso il 1975 mentre resideva a San Francisco, cercava di guadagnare un poco di soldi facendo del teatro underground e cantando nei jazz clubs. Ma questo era insufficiente e decise di girare film porno, dove si guadagnava molto di piu'.


una delle sue prime scene anal in THE ANALIST (1975,VCX):
scena DP con John Holmes, Mike Ranger nel "loop" Swedish Erotica #182] :

Pero' questo lavoro non gli piaceva, e dopo aver girato una trentina di film, lei scrisse la scenografia del film BLUE MAGIC (1981) in cui aveva il ruolo principale, che le diede l'idea di fare cose piu' interessanti.


Nel 1980 (l'anno in cui Candida ritorno' alla sua citta' natale di New York) Candida si sposo' con Per Sjosted, che era un assistente regista e produttore e figlio di un prospero produttore svedese. Dai genitori di Per Cadida ottenne i soldi necessari per lanciare la sua propria ditta di produzione Femme Productions, che secondo Candida doveva produrre "erotica by women for women" (erotismo fatto dalle donne per le donne).
I primi film prodotti da Candida e diretti dalla sua partner Lauren Niemi FEMME, URBAN HEAT, CHRISTINE SECRET (1984,VCA) affirmarono che era possibile per una donna di fare film per "coppia" (anche se erano espliciti i film non contenevano scene di ieculazione). I primi due film erano scritti e prodotti da Candida, e diretti da Niemi in collaborazione con Sjosted. Nel terzo film Candida partecipo anche come co-regista.


Furono seguiti (esclusivamente prodotti e diretti da Candida)da THREE DAUGHTERS (1986), RITES OF PASSION (1987), TASTE OF AMBROSIA (1988). Dopo una certa lacuna di circa 3 anni, Candida e Femme Productions ritornarono con REVELATIONS (girato nel 1991 e uscito nel 1993) girato su pellicola 35m in 5 giorni a New York con un modesto budget di $115,000 (THREE DAUGHTERS aveva costato $75,000).

C. Royalle, Alexis Firestone, Rugby Rhodes, Veronica Hart durante la lavorazione di A TASTE OF AMBROSIA:


Candida e Sjosted si divorziarono dopo 10 anni di matrimonio e Candida decise di vendere i diritti di distribuzione dei film di Femme Productions tramite Adam & Eve verso il 1995.
Dopo di REVELATIONS Candida continuo' a girare circa altri 8 film per Femme Productions fino al 2007 (MY SURRENDER, THE GIFT, BRIDAL SHOWER, ONE SIZE FITS ALL, EYES OF DESIRE #1-2, STUD HUNTERS, CARIBBEAN HEAT prodotto da Michele Capozzi, UNDER THE COVERS, AFRODITE SUPERSTAR) .
Nel 1999 Candida inizio' a produrre degli eleganti vibratori "Natural Contours" per Adam & Eve.

Candida Royalle ebbe un piccolo ruolo nel film poliziesco I, THE JURY(Italia: IO, LA GIURIA) (1982,20th Century Fox) (regia Richard T. Heffron)

Candida e' anche membro dell'Associazione Americana degli Educatori, Consulenti e Terapisti Sessuali (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists), e fondatrice dell'associazione Femministe per la Libertà d'Espressione (Feminists for Free Expression).

Premi:
Hall of Fame per XRCO e AVN

[Len801]

questo articolo su AVN che potrebbe interessare i suoi fans:
http://business.avn.com/articles/video/ ... 06042.html

Famed Actress/Director Candida Royalle Passes
Posted Sep 07th, 2015 06:05 PM by Mark Kernes


MATTITUCK, N.Y.—Award-winning director and actress Candida Royalle died at dawn today at her home in Mattituck, Long Island, after a long illness. Royalle had suffered for years from recurrent bouts of ovarian cancer, often recovering enough after treatment to participate in the activities she loved. However, according to her longtime friend (and fellow Club 90 member) Annie Sprinkle, "A few weeks ago she had to go to the hospital for a few days. Her doctor, whom she loved a lot, told her she had run out of treatment options and to begin basic hospice care. She had planned to move to Manhattan this fall to be closer to more friends in what she thought would be her last few months or year. Then just about five days ago, Candice started slipping away quickly and it became evident that it was unlikely to recover."

Candida Royalle, born Candice Vadala, was born on October 15, 1950, in Brooklyn, and spent most of her life and career in the New York City area, though she lived in San Francisco for a time in the 1970s. She entered the adult industry in 1975, starring in the VCX movie The Analist, and over the course of her nine years in front of the camera, acted in nearly 70 films before deciding that she belonged behind the camera—a move that solidified her place in the history of adult cinema. Royalle created Femme Productions, the first adult production studio to be owned solely by a woman and to produce films from a woman's perspective. Among her works to be hailed by critics were 1984's Femme, starring Carol Cross, Sharon Kane and Rhonda Jo Petty, and Urban Heat, where she utilized the talents of Cross, Kane, Taija Rae, Marita Ekberg and Tish Ambrose.

Some of Royalle's most memorable films, however, were Three Daughters, which received what today would be the equivalent of 4 As from AVN, and Sensual Escape, a compilation of two of Royalle's shorter films and starring Annie Sprinkle, Siobhan Hunter, Nina Hartley, Veronica Hart and Richard Pacheco. The film received what was then a perfect rating: AAAA.

In all, Royalle directed 19 movies, first solely under her Femme Productions studio, and then, after a production/distribution deal was struck with Adam & Eve Pictures in the late '90s, under the Femme Productions/Adam & Eve label.

But movies were hardly Royalle's only contribution. In 1999, she partnered with Dutch industrial designer Jandirk Groet to create the ground-breaking line of Natural Contours vibrators—a design that had never before been seen in an adult novelty, and one which is widely imitated today.

"Candice was a great lady, a visionary with her Femme movies and Natural Contours massagers, hard working with her book, her charity and causes, and a wonderful friend," summarized Bob Christian, head of production for Adam & Eve Pictures.

Moreover, according to Sprinkle, "Royalle gained international acclaim as a pioneer in female sexual empowerment and expression, and she became a sought-after speaker, lecturing extensively at such venues as the Smithsonian Institute, the World Congress on Sexology, and several universities and professional conferences. She’s been a guest on countless TV talk shows and written up everywhere from The New York Times to The Times of London. In October, 2004, Royalle authored, How to Tell a Naked Man What to Do (Simon & Schuster/Fireside). Royalle was a member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT); in 2014 she received a Doctorate in Human Sexuality for her life’s work from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. She was a founding member of Feminists for Free Expression (FFE), [and] a long time animal rights champion. In 1985, Candice co-founded the first porn star support group, Club 90, of which she was an active core member until her death, and will continue to be a member in spirit."

In 2003, Royalle was featured in the 30th anniversary issue of Playgirl magazine, wherein she discussed on the sexual revolution and creating female-friendly porn with Sprinkle, and in 2006, Royalle won one of the first Lifetime Achievement Awards from Good For Her's Feminist Porn Awards, and in 2009, also took home one of the first European Feminist Porn Awards. She also received kudos from the sex researchers who authored The Porn Report, and in 2012, she was one of the primary speakers at the first International Film Festival of Female Directors of Erotic Cinema, held in Mexico City.

More recently, Royalle started a Kickstarter campaign to fund an autobiographical documentary of herself, to be titled While You Were Gone: The Untold Story of Candida Royalle, which she was in the process of filming with Canadian filmmaker Sheona McDonald. Although the campaign did not generate the funds requested, the film may still be released as almost all of the footage for it had been shot before Royalle's death.

Since her passing, Royalle's Facebook page has been filled with applause for her film and other work, as well as memories shared by her many friends.

"Rest in peace to one of the women who made my career possible," wrote famed actress and sex educator jessica drake. "Candida Royalle was not only inspiring from afar, but when I had the pleasure of meeting her at Catalyst, her words were exactly what my soul needed. Grateful to have had the chance to talk to her and thank her for leading the way."

In response to an inquiry, Royalle's longtime friend and star of Sensual Escape Nina Hartley wrote, "I am greatly saddened by the passing of Candida Royalle, a true pioneer, visionary, artist, friend and mentor. She set the standard for ethical, conscious and ground-breaking adult entertainment. As beautiful inside as she was on the surface, she was a stickler for proper treatment of performers before it was trendy. She was laughed at for thinking women's perspectives on sexuality were important, but everyone stole that idea from her. She started the 'couple's porn' phenomenon, which continues to this day.

"She was a fierce, proud feminist," Hartley continued. "She navigated the male-dominated world of sex toy design and development, and led the way as an entrepreneur in a very challenging marketing environment. Five years before the Pink Ladies Social Club began, she and her friends in NYC started Club 90, a peer-support group for women in the adult entertainment industry.

"A dedicated heterosexual, she was kind enough to let me flirt and dance with her. She had style, dignity, self-worth, intelligence to burn and never gave up on love. She enjoyed the finer things in life without shame. She loved her home, her cats, her friends and the life she made for herself, on her terms. I will always regret that I never was able to visit her at her home on Long Island but it is a comfort to know that she was surrounded at the end by those who loved her and whom she loved. We should all be so lucky to have friends like she did, or to be the kind of friend that she was. R.I.P., Candida. You made a difference in the world."

Howie Gordon, the former Richard Pacheco, contributed the following poem:

"This was a life well-lived!
"She drank every drop!
"What a joy it was to watch her blossom!
"What gifts she brought for everyone!"

"Saddened by the passing of Candida Royale; it was an honor and a privilege to speak with her and learn from her," Gordon added. "A legend and a pioneer upon whose shoulders we stand in the world of art that challenges patriarchy and pushes for better art that explores sexuality, and in my humble opinion a better, healthier world. Thank you for the inspiration and lessons, Candida. We carry them on…"

According to Sprinkle, "Memorials in New York, LA and San Francisco will likely be held sometime around November, so that there is time for everyone to plan."

[theinvoker]

Si ma postare nel topic necrologio non andava bene?

[rufus t]

segnalalo ai moderatori

[Len801]

Si ma postare nel topic necrologio non andava bene?

E' stato deciso MOLTO tempo fa, che per personaggi che hanno avuto a che fare con il cinema porno (Wes Craven e molti altri), si puo aprire un topic specifico...
Nel topic necrologio, si mettono tutte altre notizie, che non hanno a che fare con il porno...
CLEAR?

[Galibier]

segnalalo ai moderatori

Parlando della Royalle la ricordo in Ultra Flesh,Olympic Fever e altri film ancora, non era fra le mie preferite sebbene dotata di classe e avvenenza, cmq una di quelle attrici che hanno scritto pagine importanti del porno andato, spiace soprattutto per come e per l'età...rip

[pan]

Una grande, senza dubbio.

[bellavista]

Bellissima donna. Anche da anziana, cosa molto rara.
RIP

[Barabino]

Poveretta, chiamarsi come una malattia venerea