Marc Stevens (September 2, 1943 – January 28, 1989) was an American erotic performer. He is sometimes credited as Mark '10½' Stevens or Mark Stevens.

Early life

Marc Stevens was born Mark Kuttner in Brooklyn in 1943. He was the third of four children born to first generation Jewish parents Walter and Hannah. He attended

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in Brooklyn.

Career

Stevens was a pioneering figure in the

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during the 1970s in

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. He appeared in over 80 pornographic movies; he also led an

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troupe titled Le Clique and performed in live sex shows. He was bisexual, and while he predominantly appeared in

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films and

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s, he made a number of gay films as well. He was a close associate of leading sex industry figures such as Jason and Tina Russell,

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, Georgina Spelvin, and Gloria Leonard. Tall and lean with a well-defined musculature, he had the nickname "10½" because of the supposed size of his circumcised penis. He was famously photographed by

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Notable films

Notable films featuring Marc Stevens include: * ''

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'' * ''All about Gloria Leonard'' * ''Michael, Angelo and David''

Honorable recognition

Stevens was posthumously inducted into the

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on April 30, 2008. He was inducted into the

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on January 28, 1989, aged 45 in New York City. He produced two memoirs (long out of print and allegedly ghost-written by his mother), titled ''10½!'' and ''Making It Big.''

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