Zebedy Colt

Personal Info

Birthday

December 20, 1929

Day of Death

2004-05-29

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Also Known As

Zebediah Colt

Zepety Colt

Zeb Colt

Lt. Cocksore

Roger Colmont

Zebeoy Colt

Edward Earle

Edward Earle Marsh

Arthur Nouveau

Holy Wilson

Zebedy Colt

Biography

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.