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Date of Birth

22 April 1952, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Date of Death

12 April 2009, Santa Clarita, California, USA (cerebral hemorrhage following aortic aneurysm)

Birth Name

Marilyn Ann Briggs

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Spouse

Chuck Traynor	(5 December 1974 - 1985) (divorced)
Tom Taylor	(198? - 1994) (divorced) 1 child
Doug Chapin	(? - 1974) (divorced)

Trivia

She once was the cover girl on the Ivory Snow soap box were she posed holding a baby. After seeing the course of her film career, the company dropped her in favor of another model who they hoped could better signify the purity of the product.

Fan Club Five K Sales 1122 White rock Dixon, IL 61021-9049

Released a disco single, titled "Benihana," on Roulette Records in 1977. Original promo copies are now sought-after collector's items. The song charted on April 15, 1977, on both the R&B charts and Hot 100; peaking at #9 (R&B) for one week, and #14 (Hot 100).

Has one child from her marriage to Tom Taylor, daughter McKenna Marie Taylor, born 13 May 1991 in Riverside California.

Was arrested by the San Francisco County Sheriff Office while performing live in a San Francisco strip club. [1985]

Measurements: 35B-23-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Was on the ballot in Utah as the Personal Choice Party's candidate for United States Vice President in the 2004 election. She and her Presidential running mate Charles Jay got about .1% of Utah's vote.

Father was an advertising executive and her mother was a nurse.

Was an alternate write-in for some states as the Boston Tea Party's candidate for United States Vice President in the 2008 election, again as the running mate of Charles Jay.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island and raised in Westport, Connecticut in a middle-class household.

Youngest of three children, including a brother Michael.

Attended Staples High School.

Adult movie star, who had a short success in mainstream movies following her performance in Rabid (1977).

Personal Quotes

"People are curious about my ability to perform. They don't know what I'm capable of doing. I have to work harder and it's more of a challenge winning people over" - commenting on her disco endeavor (April, 1977).

I'm just kind of resolved to the fact that this is it and you might as well enjoy it and reap the benefits of working of working thirty-something years to achieve a name. And life is cruel when you get to be over 40 and nobody wants you, nobody wants to see you without your clothes on. Which is fine with me, because I don't want to take them off anymore. (Interview with Bruce Kirkland, 2004.)

Where Are They Now

(1975) Release of her book, "Marilyn Chambers: My Story".

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