I have to say... I never really got it.
Somehow, for me, the idea of Marilyn Chambers was sexier than any sex scene in which I saw her perform. She seemed kinda funny and sweet and sexy... and when it got all porno, that charm was gone.
I recall her various R-rated shows on Cinemax, etc, after her porn career was well over and her breasts had massive implants added. Blech.
Chambers was, also, the first famous porn actress to make a serious attempt at crossing over into the mainstream. She has a lot of non-porn credits. But like all of the others, including Paris Hilton, the transition was near impossible.
Still, sad to see anyone go so young. Marilyn Ann Briggs, born on April 22, 1952, passed on April 12, 2009.
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