Marilyn Chambers, star of hit 1972 adult film 'Behind the Green Door,' dies at 56

[DemocratSinceBirth]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A friend of adult film star Marilyn Chambers says the actress has been found dead at her home in northern Los Angeles County.

Peggy McGinn says the 56-year-old Chambers was found by her 17-year-old daughter Sunday night and the cause of death has not been determined.

Chambers starred in the 1972 film "Behind the Green Door," which was more widely distributed and attracted a more mainstream audience than the usual adult fare.

Chambers, whose given name was Marilyn Briggs, was once a model for Ivory Snow. She was among the first porn superstars when the stag films of the 1940s through 1960s gave way to the more polished sex films of the 1970s.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sns-ap-obit-chambers,0,2469510.story


RIP

[Are_grits_groceries]

1. That was some door..... nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I Plead The Fifth

I never saw her work.




:D

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. I envision a variation of the 21-shot salute at her funeral.

RIP. :(

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Your Bad

~

[BOSSHOG]

5. "More polished sex films of the 70's?"

Really?? Early 70's porn polished? I must have missed the polished stuff.

[yodoobo]

6. lol! yea that jumped out at me to.

[mitchum]

12. That's nuts; The Mitchell Bros were notorious for their shoddy lighting and sound

[Bucky]

14. I think you miss the meaning of the word "polish" there

They were more polished because they were more polishing-worthy

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Oh man, that's awful ..... only 56

Rest easy, Marilyn. You were a pioneer and I admire you.

[muntrv]

8. "..more polished sex films of the 1970s?" The "actors" didn't exactly wax.

[Locrian]

9. beautiful girl - rest in peace Marilyn

[Bucky]

10. More pictures this thread is useless without

Marilyn then...



and more recently

[aikoaiko]

11. Here we go. nice pg13 pic

[Bucky]

13. Geeze, you'd think a big movie star like that could afford a shirt & decent pants

but thanks, aiko

[MetaTrope]

15. A sweet presence in David Cronenberg's RABID

[sarcasmo]

16. Kick back to the top.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Her body was found by her 17-year-old daughter...

whose body was then discovered by the 19-year-old naive pizza delivery boy...