Golden Age Performer/Porn Industry Advocate Bill Margold Has Died

Bill Margold Loved and Adored the Adult Industry

Golden Age porn performer/adult industry advocate Bill Margold died this week during a broadcast of his online radio show.

Margold performed alongside and with performers like Seka, Honey Wilder, and Desiree Cousteau back in the day but also worked off camera as an industry advocate, activist, and supporter. He created the now-defunct organization FOXE (Fans of X-rated Entertainment) along with PAW (Protecting Adult Welfare, a predecessor to the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee), he co-created the XRCO (X-Rated Critics Organization), and he was once the head of the Free Speech Coalition. He also appeared in the documentary "Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy". 

I was a member of FOXE back when I was a fan and not in the industry at all and voted for the FOXE Awards every year, back before I had even thought about porn as a career. Margold could be really tough to get along with but he was fair, honest, and the American porn industry could not have asked for a more loyal, dedicated supporter. I truly hope he is very happy wherever he is now. He will be missed by a ton of people in a lot of different parts of the industry.