I Drink Your Blood

David Edward Durston was born in Pennsylvania on Sept. 10, 1921. He began his career as an actor in regional theaters; while serving in World War II he appeared in “Winged Victory,” the Moss Hart drama produced by the Army Air Forces, which played on Broadway from 1943 to 1944.

In the 1950s, Mr. Durston was an associate producer of the television show “Your Hit Parade.” He also wrote scripts for the early science-fiction anthology “Tales of Tomorrow” and other shows.

Mr. Durston’s other films as a writer and director include “Felicia” (1964), “The Love Statue” (1965) and “The Blue Sextet” (1971); he also directed several gay pornographic pictures. In later years he was a freelance director and script doctor.

A brief early marriage of Mr. Durston’s ended in divorce. Mr. DiBello, an actor and producer known professionally as Jack Damon, is his only immediate survivor.

A few years ago, the distributor Grindhouse Releasing issued Mr. Durston’s uncut version of “I Drink Your Blood” on DVD. The uncensored film is like the original, only more so.

Mr. Durston died on May 6 at 88. The death, at his home in West Hollywood, Calif., was of complications of pneumonia. —nytimes.com