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Michael Findlay

Born
Aug 27, 1937 · Aged 39
Died
May 16, 1977
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
20
TV credits
0
Directing credits
22
Also known as (4)
  • Robert West
  • Julian Marsh
  • Francis Ellie
  • Robert Wuesterwurst

Biography

Michael Findlay, along with his wife Roberta Findlay, directed and produced numerous sexploitation movies. They have been described as "the most notorious filmmakers in the annals of sexploitation". In the mid-to-late 1960s, Findlay was prominent among a small group of underground New York filmmakers (including Joseph W. Sarno, Joseph P. Mawra, and Lou Campa) that produced exploitation "roughies" (a mix of sex and sadism) for the grindhouse theater market. Sometimes he would direct under the alias Julian Marsh and act in his own films billed as Robert West. His wife Roberta (aka Anna Riva)…