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A promotional photo of adult film star Marilyn Chambers from the early 1970s. Chambers, 56, was found dead at her home in Canyon Country, Calif., on Sunday. Related: Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; '70s porn star and Ivory Snow model
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Marilyn Chambers | 1952-2009

A promotional photo of adult film star Marilyn Chambers from the early 1970s. Chambers, 56, was found dead at her home in Canyon Country, Calif., on Sunday. Related: Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; '70s porn star and Ivory Snow model

A promotional photo of adult film star Marilyn Chambers from the early 1970s. Chambers, 56, was found dead at her home in Canyon Country, Calif., on Sunday.

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Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; ‘70s porn star and Ivory Snow model (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)

Marilyn Chambers reached the public eye first as a model on an Ivory Snow detergent box, but when she starred in a pornographic film, Procter and Gamble decided not to renew her contract. Chambers told a news conference in San Francisco in 1973 that the company was making a mistake. "They should play it up as a good thing. They'd sell more boxes of Ivory Snow," she said. Related: Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; '70s porn star and Ivory Snow model

Marilyn Chambers reached the public eye first as a model on an Ivory Snow detergent box, but when she starred in a pornographic film, Procter and Gamble decided not to renew her contract. Chambers told a news conference in San Francisco in 1973 that the company was making a mistake. “They should play it up as a good thing. They’d sell more boxes of Ivory Snow,” she said.

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Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; ‘70s porn star and Ivory Snow model (Reed Saxon / Associated Press)

Marilyn Chambers holds a box of Ivory Snow laundry detergent, circa 1974. Before becoming an adult film star, she was a model for Ivory Snow ads. Related: Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; '70s porn star and Ivory Snow model

Marilyn Chambers holds a box of Ivory Snow laundry detergent, circa 1974. Before becoming an adult film star, she was a model for Ivory Snow ads.

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Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; ‘70s porn star and Ivory Snow model (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)

Chambers made an appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago in 1980, in the early days of the home video market for pornographic films. Related: Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; '70s porn star and Ivory Snow model

Chambers made an appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago in 1980, in the early days of the home video market for pornographic films.

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Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; ‘70s porn star and Ivory Snow model (Don Bierman / For The Times)

Marilyn Chambers, left, poses with Tracy Hutson, the actress who portrayed her in the Showtime film "Rated X," at a screening in Beverly Hills. The film starred brothers Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen as 1970s adult filmmakers Jim and Artie Mitchell. Related: Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; '70s porn star and Ivory Snow model

Marilyn Chambers, left, poses with Tracy Hutson, the actress who portrayed her in the Showtime film “Rated X,” at a screening in Beverly Hills. The film starred brothers Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen as 1970s adult filmmakers Jim and Artie Mitchell.

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Marilyn Chambers dies at 56; ‘70s porn star and Ivory Snow model (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)

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Marilyn Chambers | 1952-2009

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