Paul Raymond

PAUL RAYMOND d2008. English strip-club owner, publisher of pornography and property developer who was dubbed the "King of Soho". After opening the UK's first nightclub to stage live striptease, he launched Paul Raymond Publications with the soft-porn magazine Men Only. Soon followed by Escort / Club International / Mayfair and many other titles. He bought property on a large scale and became wealthy. He was starting to hand over control to his daughter Debbie when she died of a heroin overdose in 1992, after which he became a recluse