The Los Angeles Times reports that porn legend Marilyn Chambers has died at the age of 56 from yet to be determined causes. It should be pointed out that she was the young woman holding the 'Ivory Snow Baby' on the detergent box, not the baby which is a popular misconception.
"Marilyn Chambers, a former Ivory Snow detergent model who became a porn star, died Sunday at her Canyon Country home. She was 56. Chambers, whose real name is Marilyn Ann Taylor, was found unresponsive at 8:51 p.m. at her residence it the 16000 block of Vasquez Canyon, said Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter. The cause of death is under investigation but foul play was not suspected and an autopsy is pending.
Chambers became a pop culture phenomenon when she gave up work as a model advertising Ivory Snow laundry detergent to star in the X-rated "Behind the Green Door" in 1972. The movie also sparked a buying frenzy on boxes of Ivory Snow soap, then graced by Chambers' angelically complexioned face."
Chambers was also a smart enough cookie to negotiate a 10% take on the gross of her films. She earned 3 million dollars in two years from the release of Behind the Green Door and The Resurrection of Eve. Considering this was pre-VCR days when people had to get their porn on film the old-fashioned way, in the Triple X theatres, this was a pretty decent haul.
Good night Mme. Marilyn, and rest assured of your place in Pop Culture history.
"Marilyn Chambers, a former Ivory Snow detergent model who became a porn star, died Sunday at her Canyon Country home. She was 56. Chambers, whose real name is Marilyn Ann Taylor, was found unresponsive at 8:51 p.m. at her residence it the 16000 block of Vasquez Canyon, said Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter. The cause of death is under investigation but foul play was not suspected and an autopsy is pending.
Chambers became a pop culture phenomenon when she gave up work as a model advertising Ivory Snow laundry detergent to star in the X-rated "Behind the Green Door" in 1972. The movie also sparked a buying frenzy on boxes of Ivory Snow soap, then graced by Chambers' angelically complexioned face."
Chambers was also a smart enough cookie to negotiate a 10% take on the gross of her films. She earned 3 million dollars in two years from the release of Behind the Green Door and The Resurrection of Eve. Considering this was pre-VCR days when people had to get their porn on film the old-fashioned way, in the Triple X theatres, this was a pretty decent haul.
Good night Mme. Marilyn, and rest assured of your place in Pop Culture history.
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