Marlene Willoughby is an American former adult film actress and model who also made occasional appearances in mainstream film, television and theatre.
Biography
Willoughby was born in Detroit, Michigan and sang in the local church choir growing up.[1] In 1961 she moved to New York with her mother and older sister Jacqueline, who was pursuing a career as a singer.[2] She is of
Polish and
Italian decent.[3][4]
She chose the surname "Willoughby" for her professional work after someone called her "willowy".[5] She followed her older sister,
Jacqueline Carol, in pursuing a career in
show business.
She appeared in many
adult magazines, most notably the December 1980 issue of Penthouse,[15] and also wrote columns for such magazines as High Society[16] and Velvet. She also arranged film release parties and toured as a
Burlesque dancer.[7] During her career in porn Willoughby was known as an activist speaking out in favor of the porn industry.[7][17]
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abcLeogrande, Ernest (September 16, 1970).
"The Girl Who Was Fidel". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^Bonko, Larry (August 22, 1978).
"A princess of porn". The Roanoke Times. p. 28. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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abPeary, Danny (1991). Cult Movie Stars. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster. p. 583.
ISBN0671693948.
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abWilson, Earl (July 17, 1981).
"Tired of X-rating". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015 – via Google News Archive.{{
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^Theater Heute [Theater today] (in German). 11: 72. 1970.
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