William Arnold Newton
William Arnold Newton (July 26, 1965 – October 29, 1990) acted in gay pornographic films under the name Billy London and produced gay pornographic films under the name Bill E. London.[1]
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Early life
Newton was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He left home at age 16 and traveled around the United States for three years before settling in Los Angeles in 1985. He received his GED from the L.A. Unified School District in 1989.[1]
Adult film career
While working at the Hollywood Spa, a gay bathhouse in Los Angeles, Newton met adult film producer David Rey, who helped him land roles in several gay erotic videos.[1]
Newton and Rey eventually became lovers and established London-Rey Productions in 1987. Newton began working at London-Rey as a movie producer, make-up artist and set designer under the name Bill E. London.[1] Before going to L.A. he lived in Okla. City, Oklahoma with his partner Terry Elliott, where he earned his beautician license. Elliot still resides there.
Death
Newton was murdered shortly after completing what would be his last film, Grip of Passion. Newton's dismembered body was discovered by a transient in a dumpster near Santa Monica Boulevard.[1] His murder remains unsolved.
2005 Reinvestigation
In 2005, Det. Wendi Berndt announced that she was reinvestgating the case, hoping that the advance in technology might help to solve the murder.[2]
Videography
As Billy London
- Bulge
- Hard Choices
- Head of the Class
- Hot Wired
- Imperfect Strangers
- Sex Drive 20-20
- In the Grip of Passion
As Bill E. London
- Hard Labor
- Make a Wish ... and Blow
- Swap Meat
- Dream Doll
- Dreamen
- Fantasy Boys
References
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- 1965 births
- 1990 deaths
- 1990 murders in the United States
- American film producers
- American murder victims
- LGBT businesspeople from the United States
- LGBT entertainers from the United States
- LGBT producers
- Murdered male actors
- Murdered businesspeople
- People from Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- People murdered in California
- Pornographic film actors from Wisconsin
- Unsolved murders in the United States
- Male pornographic film actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American businesspeople
