Porter claims many a Hollywood luminary – including John Wayne, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin – was eager to ascertain whether Lovelace’s sexual technique lived up to the legend.

Porter says it was another member of the Rat Pack who helped her make the rounds of Hollywood’s A-list.

“Sammy Davis Jr. did more than anyone to make her the queen of porno chic,” Porter said.

“He suggested that the ‘in thing’ to do was to have a date with Linda Lovelace. He was virtually her publicist.”