John Keeler is a editor, cinematographer

Cinematographer

A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...

 and director of pornographic films who used the stage name

Stage name

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 of Jane Waters.

Keeler got his start in the adult movie business by working as an film editor on the film New Wave Hookers

New Wave Hookers

New Wave Hookers is a popular 1985 pornographic film featuring a cast of established performers from the era and followed by several sequels and a remake. The movie starred Ginger Lynn, Desiree Lane, Kristara Barrington, Kimberly Carson, Brooke Fields, Gina Carrera, Jamie Gillis, Jack Baker, Tom...

. He chose his stage name as a gesture towards cult director John Waters

John Waters

-Entertainment:*John Waters , American film director, active 1926–29 and 1947*John Waters , American film director, writer, visual artist, actor and cult figure...

. Waters had more than 50 porn directing credits, including "Traci's Big Trick" in 1987 and "Barely Legal 51 & 52" in 2005. He was considered one of the best cinematographers in adult film history. Waters was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 1998 for his work.

Keeler died on October 1, 2011 of a heart attack at the age of 68.