Chats on the Past: Marilyn Chambers

Join author Jared Stearns to discuss Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers (Headpress 2024). The untold story of the world’s most famous X-rated star, the Westport native who rose to fame as the face of Ivory Snow laundry detergent (product tagline: 99 44/100% pure) and the star of Behind the Green Door but struggled to find her true self in a world of sex, scandal, and shattered dreams.

Chambers sustained a versatile three-decade career in entertainment, including roles in dramatic plays, a Broadway musical revue, her own television show, and the lead role in David Cronenberg’s film Rabid. But her success in adult films also proved to be her undoing. With recollections from family and friends, many of whom have never spoken publicly, along with Marilyn’s own words, and never-before-published photos, Jared Stearns vividly captures the revolutionary career of one of the twentieth century’s most misunderstood icons.

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