She was 20-years old. Score one. The period fashion (early 80's) is dated (and seems especially funny- looking today, in 2002) but absolutely perfect with regards to the timeline of the story. Anyone can read what you share. Lived In South River NJ, Hightstown NJ, Monroe Township NJ, Mount Holly NJ. The .22-caliber slug ripped through her brain and lodged in the bedroom wall of her boyfriend`s posh home in Palm Springs. Shauna Grant. Seems rather tame, but then again, what's shown is more than enough. The film doesn't have the theatrical style of something like "Star 80", but it's actually a much better film. Grant was provided with her own make-up artist, 27-year-old Laurie Smith (who was also an adult star). '', Hicks, who does not consider himself an opportunist, advised Applegate. They change. movie was based on the life and ultimate suicide of Colleen Applegate, a young woman from Minnesota who went to Hollywood at the age of 18 with dreams of stardom, became a porn star under the name of "Shauna Grant" and then returned to her hometown two years later to be buried, a tragic suicide at the age of 20. I remember quite clearly the flurry of Los Angeles news reports regarding the self-inflicted death of adult film actress Shauna Grant whose real name was Colleen Applegate. The whole mess is true. His picture resonates with a sad, gritty truth that is tough to fathom but well-portrayed for our benefit. Her parents offered to pay her tuition to college if she moved back home to Minnesota but she declined thinking she would no longer feel comfortable there. 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. Colleen Applegate was born in Bellflower, California. It was kind of hard to feel sorry for her. Her friendly director passed her along to his cocaine supplier, a man twice her age, with whom she moved in. The rise to fame, decline and suicide of Colleen Applegate - who was 20 when she put a rifle to her head and pulled the trigger on March 21, 1984 - are the subject of Shattered Innocence, a CBS-TV movie being broadcast tonight. That is no small feat in itself. --after he took the pictures for Penthouse--to get out of nude photography as soon as possible. Grant also had the option of returning to Minnesota. She graduated from Farmington Senior high school in 1981. The agent was as good as his word, and Miss Applegate made a hit with photographers for girlie magazines. ''Death of a Porn Queen,'' shows the porn industry for what it is--people who are willing to exploit other people for cash. Left on her own and reluctant to go back to making porn flicks, Miss Applegate apparently went to pieces, using up all the cocaine she could find in the process. Mel Erman: And do what, go back to pornos? I had no idea that this was based on a true story, but it's a pretty believable premise. Amazingly, many of the porn execs, photographers, coke dealers aren't depicted in a seedy light. A small town girl gets caught up in the drug-fueled and lucrative nude modeling and porn industry, then her life goes down the toilet. And why? Colleen was a cheerleader in high school and graduated from Farmington High in 1981. Instead, they contributed flowers and letters. London's article was featured in the Los Angeles Times six weeks after Applegate's suicide in March 1984. Colleen was the first child born to Phil and Karen Applegate in 1963. Shortly before Grants shooting, two unidentified visitors showed up outside the home. The rise and fall of Dirk Diggler in Paul Thomas Andersons film. The mother asks, Why did this happen? Thats basically what the film asks, said Ocamb. She moved back to California in 1982 and fell into the adult movie industry. Applegate also died in the same manner and her death was officially ruled a suicide by Palm Springs Police. Colleen was the first child born to Phil and Karen Applegate in 1963. What I liked about the movie's approach was that it did not condem the obvious culprit, the porn industry, for the downfall and demise of Pauleen Anderson. My first thoughts upon seeing this film 14 years ago, on TV, were with regards to the level of difficulty, and subsequent success, that the producers/director must have had in making a movie about pornography without the ability to use nudity, coarse language or explicit scenes and situations that make up the core of a pornographic film. Within a year, Colleen was a gorgeous, triple-X porn starlet named Shauna Grant. The movie was made because Colleen Applegates story is representative of so many young people, Ocamb said. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. A few days after the awards show, Marcell, her former boyfriend flew to Los Angeles to visit her, but Grant forgot about his arrival. [citation needed], Grant's popularity earned her three acting nominations at the Erotic Film Awards in March, 1984. Pauleen chose to enter the adult film world and succumbed to cocaine addiction and ultimately faced the horrible consequences. 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. Her name was Colleen Marie Applegate. Includes Address (9) Phone (11) Email (3) See Results. After arriving in Los Angeles, Applegate and Marcell unsuccessfully pursued several employment leads. All in all this movie is well made because it shows the family background of Pauleen and the psychological tensions and the reason why she leaves her family whereas she is young and beautiful and innocent and the slow but sad destitution of her image and life.It ends with a shooting and we learn that Pauleen killed herself with a long trifle. As Austin says, this show is about dreams, values, choices, drugs and porn. Grants funeral was held March 28, 1984, at St. Michaels Church, a Catholic parish near the center of Farmington. At 20, two years after leaving her hometown of Farmington, Minn., Colleen Applegate killed herself with a .22-caliber rifle. 2. The desert air dries up my membranes. AKA Colleen Marie Applegate. Segment from the television program Frontline, Closed captioned for the hearing impaired, There are no reviews yet. Is Rep Anna Paulina Luna another George Santos? There have been some stirring accounts of the short life of Applegate, a.k.a. At the time of Grants death, two people were playing pool in Ehrlichs house: Brenda Rosenow, a friend of Colleens, and Cal Ardigo, a friend of Ehrlichs. The shot passed through her right temple, out the left, and into the bedroom wall, according to police reports. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 6 files . On March 23, 1984, Grant committed suicide in Palm Springs by shooting herself with a .22 Long Rifle. (Hicks' work was frequently featured in Penthouse. She was an actress. The acting is very good, with actress Melinda Dillon (most recognized as the mother from A Christmas Story) giving a stunningly frustrated and distraught performance. Coleen K Applegate, 76. The film is based on Michael London's article, "The Death of Colleen", which detailed the short life and death of adult film actress Colleen Applegate (known professionally as Shauna Grant). 1 videocassette (58 min.) The one-hour documentary is the story of Colleen Applegate, a fresh-scrubbed girl with the peaches-and-cream country look, who perhaps is better known as Shauna Grant, porn queen. The impresario who named her Shauna Grant promised, ''You have the capability of being an overnight sensation,'' and indeed during her most successful year, she made some 30 X-rated movies with more than 30 partners for the booming video-cassette market, had an abortion, came down with herpes and built up a cocaine habit that exhausted most of the $100,000 she earned and appears to have exhausted her as well. She quit the adult film business for a short time following Grant's suicide. Grant died by suicide after the arrest of her partner in March 1984. She claims Erlich had Applegate killed because he was fearful Applegate might reveal his drug connections. [9], At the awards show, Grant agreed to work on her first adult film in 10 months, Matinee Idol. As a landlady sifts through some abandoned belongings of Colleen Applegate's--old Valentines, a high school diploma--you're overwhelmed by sadness. Shattered Innocence: Directed by Sandor Stern. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Brain dead, Grant was rushed to Desert Hospital, where life support systems were disconnected after two days. I dont know, her mother said Tuesday. In the light of porn-glamourizing films such as "Boogie Nights", this tepidness accentuates the intent of "Shattered Innocence". It is really a sad and moving story, well directed and acted. An agent, Jim South, took pictures and sent them to a Penthouse magazine photographer, Steve Hicks. Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries. Eventually, her identity lost, her mind and body ravaged by cocaine, Colleen Applegate committed suicide.. PBS delivers with ''Death of a Porn Queen,'' the latest offering of its highly respected documentary series ''Frontline,'' at 9 p.m. Tuesday on WTTW- Ch. The rise to fame, decline and suicide of Colleen Applegate - who was 20 when she put a rifle to her head and pulled the trigger on March 21, 1984 - are the subject of Shattered Innocence, a CBS-TV movie being broadcast tonight. Though the names have been changed, it is her story. Uploaded by For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. While the name and hometown have been changed, the film depicts the final years of Colleen Applegate, who left her Farmington home in March 1982, posed nude for magazine photos and soon became porn movie star Shauna Grant. She made 30 features and did numerous shorts and photo-shoots over just a year in the . But to correctly remember the American porno, or even modeling, business back in the early 80's, before excessive silicone implanting, collagen injecting and wide-spread plastic surgery use, one must remember that a woman WAS judged beautiful based on her natural features and attributes, not to mention actually being expected to "act" as well as perform sexually in the films. Ignoring Hicks' advice, Applegate continued working with World Modeling Agency, where she met veteran porn producer Bobby Hollander. Select this result to view Coleen K Applegate's phone number, address, and more. Copyright 2012-2020 Stories People All rights reserved, Adult filmmaker Roberta Findlay made the controversial, Grants career and death were fictionalized as the basis for the television movie, The musician Klaus Flouride honored Grant in the song "Dancing with Shauna Grant" from his album, American death metal band Ripping Corpse wrote a song for their album, Christian metal band Mastedon wrote a song "Innocent Girl" in memory of Shauna Grant on their debut album. Colleen is related to Eugene Keith Applegate and Bradley J Lawton as well as 2 additional people. This of course takes her life further into deeper dark places, from which there is only one escape. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. She never fully emerges from her silhouette, remaining in death as she was in life, enigmatic and very, very sad. In one year, she made 30 X-rated films, had sex with 37 men on camera, contracted herpes, had an abortion and made $100,000, most of which she spent on cocaine. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. For those really interested in Shauna Grant's decline to eventual suicide this movie treats the matter very superficially. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. 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 was a small town girl from Minnesota. Hollander launched her adult film career, suggesting what he felt was a "classy" stage name, Shauna Grant. [7][8], On March 14, 1984, she was a multiple nominee and presenter (with John Leslie) at the 8th Annual Adult Film Association Awards show at the Coconut Grove Ambassador Hotel. Questions arise about the accuracy of her biography. There are a lot of kids who come from Farmington, Minnesota, or Banning, Kansas. This 1988 made for t.v. Her family moved to the small town of Farmington, Minnesota in 1973 when her father, Philip Applegate, took a managerial position with the Central Telephone Company of Minnesota. She is shown with high school pal Kris Kamm going in and out of various businesses and constantly turned down. (She was the subject of a Calendar cover story May 6, 1984, and her story also is being made into a TV movie for next season). 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 young woman whose innocence is shattered is based on real-life porn-star Shauna Grant. When Applegate was barred from a Minnesota friend`s wedding because of her new career, it hurt her deeply. Shauna Grant) was born Colleen Marie Applegate on May 20, 1963. The program keeps insisting there's a lesson of some sort here, but it can't quite figure out what it is, other than that 18-year-olds who run away to Hollywood and answer advertisements for models are asking for trouble. Hicks reflected on Applegate's appearance and personality, saying: "I deal with a lot of girls who are new in the business, a lot of young girls and a lot of girls from out of town. Without stunts or theatrics, Death of a Porn Queen delivers a powerful message about the environment of drugs and exhibitionist sex that attracted, briefly enriched and ultimately destroyed Applegate, as gossip about her careening life shocked and titillated the folks back home. 2. The second best result is Colleen Joy Applegate age 50s in Spokane, WA in the East Central neighborhood. (785) 332-2892 is the phone number for Coleen. The possibility of a foul play investigation hung in the balance. Add to that the morbid nature of the entire storyline; the rapid decline of a young life through the aforementioned vices (which is based on a true story), and being made specifically for television audiences, and I am surprised that this film got made at all. The movie portrayed them as real straightlaced simpletons, incapable or unwilling to deal with anything outside their "small town" existence. ), PBS Video., WGBH Educational Foundation., WCCO-TV (Television station : Minneapolis, Minn.), Documentary Consortium. There's nothing new here and it's presented in an obvious, watered down, made-for-tv style with annoying over-acting by Lee. Smith, who co-starred with Grant in several movies (including Suzie Superstar, The Young Like It Hot, and Bad Girls IV), also became Grant's best friend and fellow cocaine user during that period. She was a small town girl from Minnesota. We see the frank-talking man who runs the agency explaining to a new applicant that she will be expected to pose in the nude and, if she doesn't object, in ''simulations,'' pretending to be engaged in sexual activities. It is known that Grant had received threatening phone calls related to Ehrlichs business affairs. Members of the adult industry were absent from the ceremony, believing their presence would only exacerbate the familys anguish. The question worried on tonight's ''Frontline'' offering, on Channel 13 at 10 o'clock, is how a nice girl like Colleen Applegate could have been transformed into Shauna Grant, star of ''Flesh and Lace,'' and why she should have committed suicide. Can't take your eyes off of it, even though I know the people in the porn business saw a young beautiful woman mostly likely lied to her and worse, but either than that awesome characters, The true story of Colleen Applegate/Shauna Grant, A Family treated TV bio-pic "flavor of the moment", Shauna Grant, Based on the life and death of Colleen Applegate. Almost immediately, Applegate progressed to filming hardcore photo sessions for well-known photographer Suze Randall. : 1/2 in Host, Judy Woodruff; narrator, Al Austin Segment from the television program Frontline Closed captioned for the hearing impaired VHS "FRON513K." Addeddate 2019-10-27 02:50:10 And why? 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). TV movies have a lack of fluidity of camerawork and lack of showmanship as is the case with "Shattered Innocence". Colleen Marie Applegate, known professionally as Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. It's quickly apparent that "Shattered Innocence" is a well-made, well-acted and written picture and it really caught me off guard. 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. 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. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Mr. Austin is given to observations about Colleen being ''lost,'' ''unprepared'' and so forth. If it helps somebody else, thats the whole idea of it, Applegate said. That's what you wanna do with your life, go ahead. The gun was discharged from such close range that the bullet left virtually star-shaped holes. Judy Woodruff, Alan Austin, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass. 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 . Is Kate Forbes Christian Faith A Career Killer? You get the idea of what the world of pornography is all about, what it does to the individual is that it kills her.. 2 Favorites. Joanna Lee plays the part of Pamela Lee, a porn actress who killed herself at the age of 20 after heavy cocaine addiction with her young life filled with misfortunes. 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