Zebedy Colt(1929-2004)
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California native Edward Earle Marsh (b. 1929) began his wild and
fascinating showbiz career in childhood, acting occasionally for
projects in Hollywood. His slant toward a less mainstream brand of
performing began to manifest during the 1960s when he was involved in a
number of outrageous, high-camp stage projects at supper clubs, bars
and cafés catering to a primarily gay audience. Subsequently, he sang
on an LP with the
London Philharmonic Orchestra
entitled "I'll Sing For You" and used the name Zebedy Colt. This
pioneer album (now a rare collector's item) is historically significant
to the gay community, as the songs were torchy standards about men,
intended to be sung by women. Now established as "Zebedy Colt", Marsh
found entrance into the burgeoning world of hard-X cinema. The years
that followed saw him as a performer and director, credited with many
titles now both notorious and revered by the cult cinema fringe for
their edgy and extreme subject matter. During these years he also
managed to find the time to perform on the stage in several on- and
off-Broadway productions, and eventually retired to Las Vegas, Nevada,
where he died in 2004.
