William Arnold Newton (July 26, 1965 â€" October 29, 1990) was an
American actor, director, producer, beautician, and set-decorator. He
acted in gay pornographic films under the name Billy London and Billy
Porter and produced gay pornographic films under the name Bill E.
London. Newton's gruesome murder is regularly featured in articles
listing the most notorious, unsolved Hollywood homicides. Newton was
born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He attended grade school and junior
high school in Eau Claire before moving to Ladysmith, WI in 1979.
Newton and his mother moved to Oklahoma City after Newton's freshman
year of high school in 1980. At the time of his murder, Newton's
family told the Leader-Telegram newspaper Newton moved to California
in 1984 and was doing makeup and choreography for a company that made
music videos. Newton's father Richard Harriman told the
Leader-Telegram, "[Newton] was a very intelligent young man...He had a
lot of things going his way the last year or two. He was just starting
to make a life for himself. He was starting to get into something
where he was making a good living." But Harriman went on to describe
his son as a "restless kid" who was "trying to find himself. He wanted
to get out of California for a while". 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. Newton's friends describe him as somebody who saw
himself much more of a poet and an illustrative artist and only did
adult material for economic reasons.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.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. Before going to L.A. he lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
with his partner Terry Elliott, where he earned his beautician
license. Elliot still resides there.
American actor, director, producer, beautician, and set-decorator. He
acted in gay pornographic films under the name Billy London and Billy
Porter and produced gay pornographic films under the name Bill E.
London. Newton's gruesome murder is regularly featured in articles
listing the most notorious, unsolved Hollywood homicides. Newton was
born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He attended grade school and junior
high school in Eau Claire before moving to Ladysmith, WI in 1979.
Newton and his mother moved to Oklahoma City after Newton's freshman
year of high school in 1980. At the time of his murder, Newton's
family told the Leader-Telegram newspaper Newton moved to California
in 1984 and was doing makeup and choreography for a company that made
music videos. Newton's father Richard Harriman told the
Leader-Telegram, "[Newton] was a very intelligent young man...He had a
lot of things going his way the last year or two. He was just starting
to make a life for himself. He was starting to get into something
where he was making a good living." But Harriman went on to describe
his son as a "restless kid" who was "trying to find himself. He wanted
to get out of California for a while". 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. Newton's friends describe him as somebody who saw
himself much more of a poet and an illustrative artist and only did
adult material for economic reasons.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.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. Before going to L.A. he lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
with his partner Terry Elliott, where he earned his beautician
license. Elliot still resides there.
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