Biography: 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.