PostHeaderIcon Legendary sex film star Marilyn Chambers found dead

Skin flick actress Marilyn Chambers, 56, was found dead in her home by her 17 year old daughter on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009. A post mortem exam will be done to find out the cause of death.

‘“She was a pioneer, and an amazingly secure woman. I admired her for being at the forefront of an industry that was so taboo when she started,” said Jenna Jameson, currently one of the industry’s biggest stars." ---AP/ MSNBC (04/13/09)

Chambers whose name was Marilyn Taylor aka Marilyn Briggs was married and divorced three times; she lived in a mobile home in Santa Clarita near Los Angeles, California. The blonde sex star appeared in adult films “ Behind the Green Door,” ” “Resurrection of Eve,” “Inside Marilyn Chambers” and other hardcore movies which attracted audiences for sex-themed movies--- thriving since the 1970’s.

The trend-setter who was a subject of public fantasies somehow influenced the way society regarded sex in the movies.(Photo Credit: Reuters/ Fred Prouse)=0=

UPDATES: April 15, 2009. The Los Angeles County coroner office says the post mortem exam made on Ms. Chambers didn't reveal a clear-cut cause of death. Los Angeles County coroner's assistant chief Ed Winter thinks that that adult XXX-rated star probably died of natural causes, yet more tests has to be done to arrive at a solid conclusion.

May 18, 2009: The Los Angeles coroner's office disclosed that autopsy findings revealed Chambers died of natural causes. She suffered from cerebral hemorrhage arising from an aneurysm. Laboratory tests showed the painkiller hydrocodone and the antidepressant Citalopram in Chambers' bloodstream but they were not at a level to cause her demise.---Reuters (05/18/09, Whitcomb, D; Serjeant, J)=0=

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