Wesley Emerson

February 25, 1948 — Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Cass Paley, better known by his stage name Wesley Emerson, was an adult film producer and later director, beginning with Health Spa (1978), and working into the mid-2000s. Emerson is perhaps best known for his award-winning documentary Wadd: The Life & Times of John Holmes, and was something of a porn historian, having spent decades working in the industry. He died on January 26, 2022.