THE internationally-known porn tycoon Paul Raymond, who died this week, was the brother of well-respected former Accrington GP Philip Quinn.
Raymond was once dubbed the King of Soho after he was the first to stage live strip shows in 1958.
He was the older brother of Dr Quinn, a devoted family doctor for more than 40 years.
After his retirement from his Blackburn Road surgery, Dr Quinn, then 69, controversially went to help his brother run his £650M empire, becoming a director and chairman of the board.
The news shocked his patients at the time.
One said: "I find it unbelievable. It amazes me. It was no secret Paul Raymond was his brother but I didn’t think he had anything to do with him.
"He was a well-respected lovely man and a brilliant doctor.’’
Another said: "We’re all astonished. I can‘t imagine him ever reading a copy of a top-shelf magazine. The mind boggles."
Dr Quinn, who died only a year later in 2002, came to Accrington in 1957.
He was one of the first GP casualty doctors at Accrington Victoria Hospital, and when it was threatened with closure in 1977 he led a group of GPs in taking over the running of the department.
In 1993, he was appointed as the first medical director of Communicare NHS Trust.
Outside his impressive medical career, Dr Quinn's other claim to fame was that he was the founder of charity group Accrington Lions in 1967.
Paul Raymond, born Geoffrey Anthony Quinn, was 82.
The son of a Liverpool lorry driver, he accrued his wealth by snapping up property in Soho and West London as prices fell in the 1970s. His empire also included girlie magazines Razzle, Men Only and Mayfair.
He had a daughter Debbie, who died of a drug overdose in 1992, and a son Howard, who he threw out of the family after learning about his drug problems, though they were later reconciled.
He also leaves grand-daughters Fawn James and India Rose.
