By Lee Pfeiffer
News has just come in that Marilyn Chambers, an iconic presence in adult films of the 1970s and 1980s, has been found dead. She was 56 years old. No cause of death was released, but an autopsy will be performed. Chambers was a fresh young face in the modeling world, having posed as the Ivory Snow Girl prior to her entrance into the world of pornography. Her first starring role in
Behind the Green Door gave her the stardom that eluded her in the legit entertainment world. Chambers parlayed this fame and made herself into a virtual one-woman industry. In the 1980s, she top-lined her own series of videos, starring in erotic short stories. Despite her "girl-next-door" good looks, Chambers also starred in some films with an S&M slant and routinely performed in lesbian scenes. She attempted to make a career in mainstream films and did star in David Cronenberg's thriller
Rabid. However, her audience didn't follow her into legit ventures and in recent years, Chambers would appear at autograph shows and capitalize on her fame as a porn legend. Chambers is the second famous porn star to die in the last week. Gay movie icon Jack Wrangler passed away just days ago.Â