[6] For a brief time in the mid-1980s, she and Holmes partnered with Bill Amerson in an adult film company known as Penguin Productions.

[8] In 2012, BearManor Media published a revised edition of Porn King, which included added material and photos.

'"[1] Dawn was married to the adult film star John "The Wadd" Holmes from January 23, 1987, until his death on March 13, 1988, during which time he was stepfather to her young son.

[10] According to Dawn, they first met in December 1982 on the set of a film they were working on together in San Francisco, entitled Marathon.

(Mike Sager reports the 19-year-old first met Holmes on the set of Fleshpond, though they didn't work together on that film.