AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 2, 2007
Happy Hooker Gets Hitched
Sex Author Xaviera Hollander Marries Boyfriend
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Author Xaviera Hollander, shown here in June 1972, with copies of her best-selling book "The Happy Hooker." (AP Graphics Bank)
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Xaviera Hollander (de Vries), famous as "The Happy Hooker" is shown here at her wedding to Philip de Haan in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on Jan. 2, 2007. (xavierahollander.com)
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Hollander wrote 1972's "The Happy Hooker," describing her career as a sex worker and brothel owner in New York. The book was considered a landmark in demystifying sex.
She also wrote a sex advice column for Penthouse magazine.
Hollander, 63, married de Haan, 53, in "a quiet ceremony attended by family and friends," she wrote in an e-mail response to a query by The Associated Press.Photos: Celebrity Weddings
She announced her wedding plans on her Web site last month.
Hollander runs a bed-and-breakfast in Amsterdam, where she is an active patron of theatrical and artistic circles.
Both Hollander and de Haan had been married before.
"After two years of intense courtship I will soon be marrying the new love of my life, Philip," she wrote in an e-mail newsletter Dec. 22. "We are made for each other, and though (neither) of us believed in marriage anymore, we now are ready to tie the knot again."
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- How many other women's marriages did she ruin in the meantime?
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- glad the ole girl 'hooked up' with her love and hope she's forever happy! good for her
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