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C.J. Laing
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Born	New York City, New York, United States
Other names	Jessie Savage, C.J. Lang, Chris Jackson, Gwen Starr, Gwen Fisher, Jessy Lang

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C.J. Laing is an American former adult entertainment performer, appearing in films during the Golden Age of Porn in the 1970s. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.^[1]^[2]

Adult film career

C.J. Laing, a native of New York, was living in San Francisco.^[3] A fan of 1970s San Francisco music, she hitchhiked there and stayed in a communal house with the Angels of Light. To earn extra money, she auditioned for the Mitchell brothers and appeared in a "loop" as part of the series Juke Joint.^[3]^[4] In New York, the Mitchell brothers introduced her to the Buckley brothers who cast her in her first feature film with Jamie Gillis in 1974 under the name Gwen Starr.^[4]^[5]

Laing appeared in over 50 films and "loops" during the 1970s and is best known for her roles in Anyone But My Husband and Barbara Broadcast.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Laing is quoted in Time magazine as saying: "I purposely would not act, I despised the people in these films that said they were actors. I was like, 'You've got to be kidding me! This is about fucking and sucking!'"^[9]

During the late 1970s, Laing performed live shows at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre and other theaters owned by the Mitchell Brothers.^[4]

Laing was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame as a "Film Pioneer" in 1989.^[2]^[10]^[11] In 2005, she was also inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame as "one of the most exciting stars of the so-called Golden Age of porn" and as "an energetic performer who turned in some of the strongest performances of her time."^[12]

Partial filmography

Oriental Blue (1975)
Anyone But My Husband (1975)
The Vixens of Kung Fu (1975)
Sweet Punkin (1976)
Water Power (1976)
Barbara Broadcast (1977)
Unwilling Lovers (1977)
Maraschino Cherry (1978)

References

^ "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved January 6, 2014.
^ ^a ^b McNeil, Osborne & Pavia 2005, p. 82–83.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The C. J. Laing Thread". The DVD Maniacs. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
^ McNeil, Osborne & Pavia 2005, p. 145.
^ "Barbara Broadcast (1977)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ Drain, Heather (October 21, 2016). "Radley Metzger's Barbara Broadcast - Notes From The Backroom". Paracinema.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^ "Barbara Broadcast - BluRay DVD Review". Mondo-digital.com. August 27, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
^ Corliss, Richard (March 29, 2005). "That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic". Time. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.
^ Jeremy Stone, "Heart-ons in Hollywood: The 5th Annual XRCO Adult Film & Video Awards", Adam Film World, September 1989, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 10–11, 54.
^ "The XRCO Hall of Fame", Adam Film World Guide 1990 Directory of Adult Films, p. 17.
^ Andersson, Acme. "The 2005 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2007.

Bibliography

McNeil, Legs; Osborne, Jennifer; Pavia, Peter (2005). The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-009659-4.

External links

C.J. Laing at IMDb
C.J. Laing at the Internet Adult Film Database
C.J. Laing at the Adult Film Database

[1] "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.

[XRCO-2] "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved January 6, 2014.

[FOOTNOTEMcNeilOsbornePavia200582–83-3] McNeil, Osborne & Pavia 2005, p. 82–83.

[Maniacs-4] "The C. J. Laing Thread". The DVD Maniacs. Retrieved October 12, 2007.

[FOOTNOTEMcNeilOsbornePavia2005145-5] McNeil, Osborne & Pavia 2005, p. 145.

[NYT-1977-6] "Barbara Broadcast (1977)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

[PC-20131021-7] Drain, Heather (October 21, 2016). "Radley Metzger's Barbara Broadcast - Notes From The Backroom". Paracinema.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

[MD-20130827-8] "Barbara Broadcast - BluRay DVD Review". Mondo-digital.com. August 27, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

[Time-9] Corliss, Richard (March 29, 2005). "That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic". Time. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2007.

[10] Jeremy Stone, "Heart-ons in Hollywood: The 5th Annual XRCO Adult Film & Video Awards", Adam Film World, September 1989, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 10–11, 54.

[afwg1990dir-11] "The XRCO Hall of Fame", Adam Film World Guide 1990 Directory of Adult Films, p. 17.

[12] Andersson, Acme. "The 2005 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2007.

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+'''C.J. Laing''' is an American former [[adult entertainment]] performer, appearing in films during the [[Golden Age of Porn]] in the 1970s. She is a member of the [[AVN Hall of Fame]] and the [[XRCO Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php |title=AVN Hall of Fame |access-date=August 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814014605/http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php |archive-date=August 14, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=XRCO>{{cite web |url=http://www.dirtybob.com/xrco/hall.htm |title=XRCO Hall of Fame |access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref>
 ==Adult film career==
-C.J. Laing, a native of [[New York City|New York]], was living in [[San Francisco]].<ref name=Legs>{{cite book|last=McNeil|first=Legs|authorlink=Legs McNeil |author2=Jennifer Osborne |author3=Peter Pavia|title=The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry|year= 2005|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=0-06-009659-4|pages=82–83}}</ref> A fan of 1970s San Francisco music, she hitchhiked there and stayed in a communal house with the Angels of Light. To earn extra money, she auditioned for the [[Mitchell Brothers]] and appeared in a "loop" as part of the series "Juke Joint."<ref name=Legs /><ref name=Maniacs>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/forums/archive/index.php?t-13699.html|title=The C. J. Laing Thread|publisher=The DVD Maniacs|accessdate=2007-10-12}} (Over 18 only)</ref> In New York, the Mitchell Brothers introduced her to the Buckley Brothers who cast her in her first feature film with [[Jamie Gillis]] in 1974 under the name Gwen Starr.<ref name=Maniacs /><ref>{{cite book|last=McNeil|first=Legs|authorlink=Legs McNeil |author2=Jennifer Osborne |author3=Peter Pavia|title=The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry|year= 2005|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|isbn=0-06-009659-4|pages=145}}</ref>
+C.J. Laing, a native of [[New York City|New York]], was living in [[San Francisco]].{{sfn|McNeil|Osborne|Pavia|2005|p=82–83}} A fan of 1970s San Francisco music, she hitchhiked there and stayed in a communal house with the Angels of Light. To earn extra money, she auditioned for the [[Mitchell brothers]] and appeared in a "loop" as part of the series ''Juke Joint''.{{sfn|McNeil|Osborne|Pavia|2005|p=82–83}}<ref name=Maniacs>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/forums/archive/index.php?t-13699.html |title=The C. J. Laing Thread |publisher=The DVD Maniacs |access-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> In New York, the Mitchell brothers introduced her to the Buckley brothers who cast her in her first feature film with [[Jamie Gillis]] in 1974 under the name Gwen Starr.<ref name=Maniacs />{{sfn|McNeil|Osborne|Pavia|2005|p=145}}
-Laing appeared in over 50 films and "loops" during the 1970s and is best known for her roles in ''Anyone But My Husband'' and ''[[Barbara Broadcast]]''.<ref name="NYT-1977">{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Barbara Broadcast (1977) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/430120/Barbara-Broadcast/details |date=1977 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=February 19, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="PC-20131021">{{cite web |last=Drain |first=Heather |title=Radley Metzger’s Barbara Broadcast - Notes From The Backroom |url=http://paracinema.net/2013/10/radley-metzgers-barbara-broadcast/ |date=October 21, 2016 |work=Paracinema.com |accessdate=February 21, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="MD-20130827">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Barbara Broadcast - BluRay DVD Review |url=http://www.mondo-digital.com/barbarabroadcast.html |date=August 27, 2013 |work=Mondo-digital.com |accessdate=February 21, 2016 }}</ref>
+Laing appeared in over 50 films and "loops" during the 1970s and is best known for her roles in ''Anyone But My Husband'' and ''[[Barbara Broadcast]]''.<ref name="NYT-1977">{{cite news |title=Barbara Broadcast (1977) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/430120/Barbara-Broadcast/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303090911/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/430120/Barbara-Broadcast/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-03 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2016 |access-date=February 19, 2016}}</ref><ref name="PC-20131021">{{cite web |last=Drain |first=Heather |title=Radley Metzger's Barbara Broadcast - Notes From The Backroom |url=http://paracinema.net/2013/10/radley-metzgers-barbara-broadcast/ |date=October 21, 2016 |work=Paracinema.com |access-date=February 21, 2016 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408223750/https://paracinema.net/2013/10/radley-metzgers-barbara-broadcast/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="MD-20130827">{{cite web |title=Barbara Broadcast - BluRay DVD Review |url=http://www.mondo-digital.com/barbarabroadcast.html |date=August 27, 2013 |work=Mondo-digital.com |access-date=February 21, 2016}}</ref>
-Laing is quoted in ''[[Time Magazine]]'' as saying: "I purposely would not act, I despised the people in these films that said they were actors. I was like, 'You've got to be kidding me! This is about fucking and sucking!'"<ref name=Time>{{cite news|last=Corliss|first=Richard|title=That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic|authorlink=Richard Corliss|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,1043267-2,00.html|date=March 29, 2005|accessdate=2007-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002215837/http://www.time.com/time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,1043267-2,00.html|archive-date=October 2, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+Laing is quoted in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as saying: "I purposely would not act, I despised the people in these films that said they were actors. I was like, 'You've got to be kidding me! This is about fucking and sucking!{{'}}"<ref name=Time>{{cite magazine |last=Corliss |first=Richard |title=That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic |author-link=Richard Corliss |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,1043267-2,00.html |date=March 29, 2005 |access-date=September 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002215837/http://www.time.com/time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,1043267-2,00.html |archive-date=October 2, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-During the late 1970s, Laing performed live shows at the [[Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre]] and other theaters owned by the Mitchell Brothers.<ref name=Maniacs /> Her last film was ''New York City Woman'' in 1979.<ref name=IAFD>{{Iafd name|CJLaing|f|C.J. Laing}}. Retrieved 2017-04-16.</ref>
+During the late 1970s, Laing performed live shows at the [[Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre]] and other theaters owned by the Mitchell Brothers.<ref name=Maniacs />
-Laing was inducted into the [[X-Rated Critics Organization]] [[XRCO Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] as a "Film Pioneer" in 1989.<ref name=XRCO/><ref>Jeremy Stone, "Heart-ons in Hollywood: The 5th Annual XRCO Adult Film & Video Awards", ''Adam Film World'', September 1989, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 10–11, 54.</ref><ref name="afwg1990dir">"The XRCO Hall of Fame", ''Adam Film World Guide 1990 Directory of Adult Films'', p. 17</ref> In 2005, she was also inducted into the [[AVN Hall of Fame]] as "one of the most exciting stars of the so-called [[Golden Age of Porn|Golden Age of porn]]" and as "an energetic performer who turned in some of the strongest performances of her time."<ref>{{cite news|last=Andersson|first=Acme|title=The 2005 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees|work=[[Adult Video News]]|url=http://www.adultvideonews.com/hall/hall0305_01.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318015401/http://www.adultvideonews.com/hall/hall0305_01.html|archivedate=2005-03-18|accessdate=2007-10-12}}</ref>
+Laing was inducted into the [[X-Rated Critics Organization]] [[XRCO Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] as a "Film Pioneer" in 1989.<ref name=XRCO/><ref>Jeremy Stone, "Heart-ons in Hollywood: The 5th Annual XRCO Adult Film & Video Awards", ''Adam Film World'', September 1989, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 10–11, 54.</ref><ref name="afwg1990dir">"The XRCO Hall of Fame", ''Adam Film World Guide 1990 Directory of Adult Films'', p. 17.</ref> In 2005, she was also inducted into the [[AVN Hall of Fame]] as "one of the most exciting stars of the so-called [[Golden Age of Porn|Golden Age of porn]]" and as "an energetic performer who turned in some of the strongest performances of her time."<ref>{{cite news |last=Andersson |first=Acme |title=The 2005 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees |work=[[Adult Video News]] |url=http://www.adultvideonews.com/hall/hall0305_01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050318015401/http://www.adultvideonews.com/hall/hall0305_01.html |archive-date=March 18, 2005 |access-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref>
 ==Partial filmography==
+{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
+* ''Oriental Blue'' (1975)
 * ''Anyone But My Husband'' (1975)
+* ''[[The Vixens of Kung Fu]]'' (1975)
 * ''Sweet Punkin'' (1976)
 * ''[[Water Power (film)|Water Power]]'' (1976)
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 * ''[[Unwilling Lovers]]'' (1977)
 * ''[[Maraschino Cherry (1978 film)|Maraschino Cherry]]'' (1978)
+{{div col end}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+===Bibliography===
+* {{cite book |last1=McNeil |first1=Legs |author1-link=Legs McNeil |last2=Osborne |first2=Jennifer |last3=Pavia |first3=Peter |title=The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry |year=2005 |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |isbn=0-06-009659-4}}
 ==External links==
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Laing, C. J.}}
-[[Category:1956 births]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:American pornographic film actresses]]
 [[Category:Pornographic film actors from New York (state)]]
+[[Category:21st-century American women]]

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