Person Details

Birthday: 1930-12-17 10:21:04

Death: 2010-10-20 10:21:04

Aliases: Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 11

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Biography

Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione (December 17, 1930 – October 20, 2010) was an American photographer and the founder of the adult magazine Penthouse in 1965. This was aimed at competing with Hugh Hefner's Playboy, but with more extreme erotic content, a special style of soft-focus photography, and in-depth reporting of government corruption scandals. By 1982 Guccione was listed in the Forbes 400 wealth list, and owned one of the biggest mansions in Manhattan. But he made some extravagant investments that failed, and the growth of free online pornography in the 1990s greatly diminished his market. In 2003, Guccione's publishers declared bankruptcy and he resigned as chairman. In 2013, documentary filmmaker Barry Avrich produced and directed a biography on Guccione entitled Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival prior to airing on Epix and HBO. The film was independently produced by Melbar Entertainment Group. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Most Famous Work

A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
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My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
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My Roman Holiday With John Steiner

(2007) Self - Archive Footage
Secrets of Penthouse
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Secrets of Penthouse

(2023) Self (Archive Footage)
The Girls of Penthouse
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Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year
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Madonna Exposed
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Madonna Exposed

(1993) Self

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