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"Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers" Book Release ft. Author Jared Stearns
The Tenderloin Museum hosts the book release for a new biography about Marilyn Chambers, whose X-rated breakthrough "Behind the Green Door" was made in the Tenderloin and completely reconfigured the pornography industry as well as public sentiment for smut. In "Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers", author Jared Stearns chronicles the pioneering entertainer’s untold life story.
Marilyn Chambers is a legend here in the Tenderloin. Her breakthrough to fame–the starring role in the groundbreaking X-rated film "Behind the Green Door"–was filmed in part and premiered at the Mitchell Brothers’ O’Farrell Theater. That flick’s followup, "Resurrection of Eve", featured an orgy scene shot next door at the historic Great American Music Hall (itself a boundary pushing site during its time as burlesque pioneer Sally Rand’s Music Box). Chambers’ name practically lived on the marquee of the Mitchell Brothers’ infamous TL establishment (and others across the country) during the 1970s era of “porno-chic.” In 1985, she was booked by an SF vice-squad for committing a lewd act in a public place and soliciting prostitution, part of Mayor Feinstein’s anti-porn crusades. 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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