'', See the article in its original context from. You let me be Colleen; you didnt expect me to be anyone else, she says about Erlich on an audio tape discovered in his house. This TV-movie begins like most others in the good-girl-goes-bad vein, but it drew me in regardless. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Almost immediately, Applegate progressed to filming hardcore photo sessions for well-known photographer Suze Randall. From magazines, Miss Applegate quickly graduated to hard-core movies. I keep coming back to this film, some 17 years after I first saw it, for the script, the cast, the acting and even the background music. Porn on PBS has a certain ring to it. Two years earlier to the week, she had arrived in Hollywood a fresh and beautiful 18-year-old, full of hope and unfocused dreams, soon to be making $100,000 a year as X-rated film star Shauna Grant, and blowing most of it on fast living and drugs. Uplevel BACK 644.1M . At the same time Jake Ehrlich, another boyfriend and cocaine supplier for Grant, telephoned from prison informing her that their relationship was over and that Grant had to move out of his home in Palm Springs. That set the dream in motion. In "Shattered Innocence" entry, escape from and re-entry into the porn business leads to tragic, lonely, and hurtful existence. Some of Applegates acquaintances believe that it was stardom that she adored, not porndom, and that she was never comfortable performing sex on the screen as star of Virginia, Suzie Superstar and Flesh and Laces. In one year, were told, she developed herpes, had an abortion and had sex with 37 men. Melinda Dillion, who played Peter Billingsley's mother in "A Christmas Story", plays the mother of his real life siblings (Melissa Michaelsen and Neil Billingsley) in this film. [10], Grant persuaded her friend, veteran porn performer Kelly Nichols, to take over the role Grant had been offered in Matinee Idol. Uploaded by She never fully emerges from her silhouette, remaining in death as she was in life, enigmatic and very, very sad. H.264 IA . 1 videocassette (58 min.) In one high-profile 1984 case, a porn actress named Colleen Applegate, who grew up in Farmington, Minnesota, killed herself after a battle with drugs at age 20. . His advice was not taken. Dr. Packett says there's allergies. TV movies have a lack of fluidity of camerawork and lack of showmanship as is the case with "Shattered Innocence". Born in Bellflower, California, Colleen Applegate grew up in the small town of Farmington, Minnesota. You must log in or register to reply here. Coleen's birth date was listed as 06.01.47. She is shown with high school pal Kris Kamm going in and out of various businesses and constantly turned down. Heres what to know, From Chris Rock to the SAG Awards. In June 1990, Applegate's mother Karen Applegate appeared on the tabloid news show Hard Copy (1987) where she disputed the official ruling (she would later appear Entertainment Tonight (1981) echoing the same sentiment). An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. In the Frontline documentary, Marcell refused to speak about his relationship with Applegate, except to say that he no longer cared about her.[6]. Is Kate Forbes Christian Faith A Career Killer? Warmer storms could cause problems, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, Gloria Vanderbilt told Anderson Cooper not to expect a trust fund. Coleen is related to Roge C Applegate and Gina Chelaine Erickson as well as 1 additional person. on October 27, 2019. Trivia (6) Disliked the industry in general, but expressed a preference for Joey Silvera as a costar. In the light of porn-glamourizing films such as "Boogie Nights", this tepidness accentuates the intent of "Shattered Innocence". Her lover, distressed by her disorderly habits, made it clear that she would have to leave his apartment. [citation needed], In 1983, Grant retired from the adult film industry after less than a year and just over 30 films and videos, in which she had sex on screen with 37 men, and after contracting herpes and having an abortion. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. 11. Her journey. Coleen can be reached via e-mail c_rapplgate@sbcglobal.net. Her friendly director passed her along to his cocaine supplier, a man twice her age, with whom she moved in. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Karen Applegate is still searching for answers, four years after her oldest daughter left her small-town Minnesota home for Hollywood, where she became a porn-movie queen and cocaine addict. Back home, Applegate`s parents were aghast, and they flew to Los Angeles to find her. While London acted as a consultant on the film, producers changed Applegate's name to "Pauline Anderson" and fictionalized other aspects of her life at her parents' request. She ran away from her small town in Minnesota and proceeded to appear in over 30 pornographic films, earning up to $100,000 in her two-year career. She had three sisters, Veronica, Sheila and Shelrae and one brother, Mike. Grant's funeral was held on March 28, 1984, at St. Michael's Church, a Catholic parish near the center of Farmington, Minnesota. Preliminary investigations by Palm Springs police posed questions regarding the circumstances surrounding Grants death. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current. I wonder what happened to her. This only leads one to imagine an even harsher world for girls in pornography today (and is evidenced in the fact that several others have also taken their own lives since this story originally took place). After news spread around Farmington about her suicide attempt, Applegate left town with her boyfriend,[1] Mike Marcell, and moved to California in March, 1982. But theyve hit a snag, Blake Shelton embarks on last season of The Voice before doing a little bit of nothing, Chris Rocks live Netflix special taps several comedy greats, from Sykes to Seinfeld, Savannah Guthrie exits Today mid-broadcast and tests positive for COVID-19 again, Today viewers express concern for Hoda Kotb amid puzzling absence, Zendaya has a new Euphoria contract with HBO: Shes getting $1 million per episode. Colleen graduated from Farmington High School in 1981, where she had been a cheerleader. Ignoring Hicks' advice, Applegate continued working with World Modeling Agency, where she met veteran porn producer Bobby Hollander. Within a year, Colleen was a gorgeous, triple-X porn starlet named Shauna Grant. And why? If it helps somebody else, thats the whole idea of it, Applegate said. She graduated from Farmington Senior high school in 1981. Shauna Grant (Colleen Applegate) and Jamie Gillis interviewed by Bobby Hollander, from 1982 Colleen Marie Applegate, known professionally asShauna Grant (May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. A few days after the awards show, Marcell, her former boyfriend flew to Los Angeles to visit her, but Grant forgot about his arrival. Mel Erman: You think you're talking to some farmer on the back forty? AKA Colleen Marie Applegate. Instead, they contributed flowers and letters. I suspect the downfall of Pauleen Anderson is much closer to what happens to real-life porn actors than the glamourous lives of the characters in "Boogie Nights" (which by the way, ended with a bizzare, 'happy' conclusion for all). Applegate attempted suicide in December, 1981 by overdosing on prescription sinus pills. It is really a sad and moving story, well directed and acted. Jonna Lee is convincing in every way as a natural beauty who is not mature enough to handle what she's gotten herself into. She was a "Miss American Pie" who traded rural Minnesota for Hollywood glitter, but Colleen Applegate's stardom came only through Penthouse and Hustler magazines and movies such as "Flesh and Laces." At age 20, the conflict between Colleen and her pornographic persona, Shauna Grant, ended in Palm Springs with a 22-caliber rifle bullet . ''It`s unfortunate that Mother Nature put 18-year-old girls on the planet with beautiful bodies,'' Hicks says in the program. The .22-caliber slug ripped through her brain and lodged in the bedroom wall of her boyfriend`s posh home in Palm Springs. This 1988 made for t.v. . Shattered Innocence: Directed by Sandor Stern. Mr. Austin is given to observations about Colleen being ''lost,'' ''unprepared'' and so forth. As a landlady sifts through some abandoned belongings of Colleen Applegates--old Valentines, a high school diploma--youre overwhelmed by sadness. (Hicks' work was frequently featured in Penthouse. I think the producers and writers try to take aim at the pornography industry for the sleazy business it is, but this girl's impatience with life and desire to "have it all" the fast and easy way seem just as much to blame for what happened to her. Reported for Frontline by Al Austin, Death of a Porn Queen unfolds through the eyes of Applegates parents, friends and colleagues, some of them shady and apparently destructive influences who pass through her life in a gauzy twilight. Only the father seems somewhat uncharacteristically unfettered by his daughter's lifestyle, which doesn't really ring true for any father with daughters, that I've ever known. ", Christian Congregations (Christians Only). She retired from adult films in 1983. At times the story slips into scenes of melodrama with soap-opera style images and situations, but that is forgivable over-all. Of course, those in the industry are sad about the death of Shauna Grant. ), PBS Video., WGBH Educational Foundation., WCCO-TV (Television station : Minneapolis, Minn.), Documentary Consortium. You get the idea of what the world of pornography is all about, what it does to the individual is that it kills her.. Her pay rose from $300 a day to around $1,500. [citation needed], Grant's popularity earned her three acting nominations at the Erotic Film Awards in March, 1984. But Hicks advised Applegate to get out of nude modeling quickly, because when all of the magazines had used her, the only thing left for her would be hardcore movies. The desert air dries up my membranes. Edit Search New Search Filters (1) To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, Death Info and Locationeven a guess will help. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Grant was provided with her own make-up artist, 27-year-old Laurie Smith (who was also an adult star). When Applegate was barred from a Minnesota friend`s wedding because of her new career, it hurt her deeply. Seems rather tame, but then again, what's shown is more than enough. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. His cocaine supplier, a man twice her age, with whom she moved in Grant 's popularity her. To hard-core movies in your browser before proceeding ' work was frequently featured in Penthouse tame! 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