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. Sadly, she took her life on March 23, 1984. Scenes such as the one where Shauna goes back home for Christmas, proudly showing off a scrapbook of nude photos to her family and then getting rebuffed by her appalled mother, are both tender and sad, and Shauna's fight to reclaim her life at the finale is quite gripping. Referring to her drug habit, he says, ''It's hard for a cocaine dealer to control someone close to you.'' 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. At 20, two years after leaving her hometown of Farmington, Minn., Colleen Applegate killed herself with a .22-caliber rifle. Her name was Colleen Marie Applegate. 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. They have also lived in Liberty Lake, WA and Staten Island, NY. 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. 1 videocassette (58 min.) They try to intervene but she wants the family to love her on her terms, not theirs, Ocamb said. Preliminary investigations by Palm Springs police posed questions regarding the circumstances surrounding Grants death. 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. 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. . 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). Colleen Marie Applegate, known by her stage name Shauna Grant (May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984), was an American nude model and pornographic performer. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The young woman whose innocence is shattered is based on real-life porn-star Shauna Grant. 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 brief, two-year career. Edit your search or learn more. Grant and Smith had partied and slept in the days following the awards show and lost track of time. 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. She was an angel from a small town, no one knew her name, No one ever thought she'd get caught up in the game, Her momma tired to tell her, it's a cold and lonely world, She was looking for a master, he was looking for a slave, He was headed for the top, she was headed for the grave, She had everything she wanted, but she had to give her, There's no reason, it had to end up that way, Her heart was bleeding for someone to take her away, Trying to be a woman in a mixed up world, She had her name up in lights, she was a brand new queen, She had a tear in her eye, as she looked at the screen, Then she thought about the past, it all happened so fast, She headed out of town for the weekend with a friend, No one ever knew she was headed for the end, They found her on a bed, a revolver in her hand, That didn't want to be a small town girl, But it was not her fault. Has a song named after her called "Dancing With Shauna Grant". They change. Shattered Innocence, Wednesday night on CBS, depicts the final years of Miss Applegate, who left her Farmington home in March 1982, posed nude for magazine photos and soon became porn movie star Shauna Grant. It profiled Colleen Applegate, a small-town Minnesota teenager who, running away to Los Angeles in 1982, soon after became the porn actress known as "Callie Aimes" and then more famously as "Shauna Grant." Blonde, rosy-cheeked and meaty, she was the fantasy girl for every dirty-old-man-next-door. And that's sad."[5]. Grants funeral was held March 28, 1984, at St. Michaels Church, a Catholic parish near the center of Farmington. #1. His advice was not taken. The weapon was owned by her boyfriend, a cocaine dealer. It's not quite that simple in the movie. Many liberties were taken with the characters in "Shattered Innocence" but it remains fairly true to actual events/people. I vaguely remember of this TV movie i watched long ago in France because i am french and found it on the net in American..poor Pauleen! Accompanied by Marcell, Applegate visited the agency's owner, Jim South, who set up a photo session with legendary soft-core photographer J. Stephen Hicks. 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. Coleen is related to Roge C Applegate and Gina Chelaine Erickson as well as 1 additional person. porn star Shauna Grant, who died March 23, 1984, at 20 from a .22-caliber rifle shot to the head. This TV-movie begins like most others in the good-girl-goes-bad vein, but it drew me in regardless. comment. Instead, they contributed flowers and letters. The short, tragic odyssey of Colleen Applegate, who left Minnesota at 18, became porn star Shauna Grant, and killed herself at age 20. Her family moved there in 1973, when her father took a managerial position with Central Telephone Company of Minnesota. She left. [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. In a way, Applegate caught up with her star-struck dream. (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). They have also lived in San Mateo, CA and Atascadero, CA. 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. It's quickly apparent that "Shattered Innocence" is a well-made, well-acted and written picture and it really caught me off guard. Coleen's age is 75. Jonna Lee was pretty good in this role. 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. I agree with the comments above about this film. A high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it ends in disaster. Karen Applegate stated that she believes her daughter was murdered on the orders of her ex-boyfriend Jake Erlich ("Mel Erman" in the film), then a cocaine dealer who was in prison at the time of Applegate's death and the owner of the Palm Springs home Applegate was living. I found it hard to believe that Jonna Lee's character of Pauline couldn't find a liveable wage job outside of the world of nude modeling and eventually porn. Colleen was so incredibly young and naive. He tells of their happy months together before he was sent to prison for dealing. 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. 2. Her name and hometown were changed in the film, but her mother said: The whole mess is true. [10], Grant persuaded her friend, veteran porn performer Kelly Nichols, to take over the role Grant had been offered in Matinee Idol. Of course, tens of thousands of others stream into the city weekly, so it is not a done deal. 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. Anyone can read what you share. [9], At the awards show, Grant agreed to work on her first adult film in 10 months, Matinee Idol. Colleen is related to Eugene Keith Applegate and Bradley J Lawton as well as 2 additional people. Like many, she came from the rural midwest and was attracted to the bright lights of LA hoping to make it as a legit model only to pose nude and end up in porn. When Pauleen is in Lou Gates' office, one of his boxing poster reads Ben Frankel, a play to Lou's actor, Ben Frank. Grant was provided with her own make-up artist, 27-year-old Laurie Smith (who was also an adult star). He got the estate instead, Sara Gilbert dissects The Conners: If theres no conflict, its not funny, The North remembers: In Northern Ireland, Game of Thrones leaves a lasting legacy, Stranger Things play that may hold key to the end taking 1959 Hawkins to West End, NBCs Chicago series have strong showings but CBS wins weekly TV ratings race, Whats on Khlo Kardashians face? An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. He even tracked down some of her belongings she had left behind when she changed identities. That's what you wanna do with your life, go ahead. As Austin says, this show is about dreams, values, choices, drugs and porn. This porn does not excite, it disturbs. Heres what to know, From Chris Rock to the SAG Awards. 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. Colleen Marie Applegate, known professionally asShauna Grant (May 30, 1963 - March 23, 1984), was an American pornographic actress and nude model. Born in California and later moving to the little tree-lined Minnesota town, pop 3,500, of Farmingdale Colleen was a beautiful and friendly girl.It turned out that her looks and girl-next-door persona was what brought her to the life that she lead and suffered through from 1981 to 1984 ending up with a bullet in her skull. Shattered Innocence: Directed by Sandor Stern. Select this result to view Colleen Applegate's phone number, address, and more. Grant died by suicide after the arrest of her partner in March 1984. Jonna Lee, which was "very watchable" throughout, does a good job of portraying Grant. London's article was featured in the Los Angeles Times six weeks after Applegate's suicide in March 1984. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The back door of Ehrlichs house was a possible means of access to the bedroom and to Grant. Based loosely on the life story of porn superstar Shauna Grant/Colleen Applegate. The gun was discharged from such close range that the bullet left virtually star-shaped holes. Tastefully, with humanity, and completely free of exploitation. Shortly after 7 p.m. she lay down, placed the gun horizontally against her head, and pulled the trigger. Colleen Applegate is on Facebook. According to a PBS Frontline documentary, the entire Applegate family had at least one group session at a counseling center during which no one really talked about the situation.[4]. 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). Brain dead, Grant was rushed to Desert Hospital, where life support systems were disconnected after two days. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Fox News finally reveals its kryptonite: the bottom line, Unlike Andor, Mandalorian is going all in on Star Wars lore. The basic story is true. 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 never fully emerges from her silhouette, remaining in death as she was in life, enigmatic and very, very sad. Why Netflix is dabbling in livestreaming, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. Her mother loves her but doesnt excuse or condone her behavior. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Search the history of over 797 billion The producers recommend ''parental discretion. Shauna Grant) was born Colleen Marie Applegate on May 20, 1963. She was born in California but moved with her family to Minnesota in 1973. She was born in California but moved with her family to Minnesota in 1973. Shortly before Grants shooting, two unidentified visitors showed up outside the home. Applegate's relationship with her boyfriend ended within their first two months in California; Marcell left her to return to Farmington, Minnesota and ultimately joined the U.S. Army. Despite Karen Applegate's claims, the Palm Beach Police declined to reopen the investigation stating that there is no evidence to indicate Colleen Applegate was murdered. [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. As a fast-rising adult entertainment personality, she was featured in Virginia, Suzie Superstar, and Flesh and Laces 1 & 2, among many other films. ), PBS Video., WGBH Educational Foundation., WCCO-TV (Television station : Minneapolis, Minn.), Documentary Consortium. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Pauleen Anderson: [cover her nose] Oh, I fine. [1] She was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 1999. 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. Reviews There are no reviews yet. The whole mess is true. All the men who worked with Miss Applegate tell how dedicated they were to her best interests. It was kind of hard to feel sorry for her. Los Angeles, Randall Emmett, Ambyr Childers settle domestic violence restraining order dispute, Column: Supreme Court conservatives may want to block student loan forgiveness. ''It`s unfortunate that Mother Nature put 18-year-old girls on the planet with beautiful bodies,'' Hicks says in the program. Despite the flat TV movie style presentaion, "Shattered Innocence" kept my attention until the tragic conclusion. Upon seeing this film again just last night (thanks in part to the "on TV, schedule links" found on this site) I was first struck by my disbelief in the probability of the main character, or any of the other porno actresses/models portrayed in the film, as being seen as physically stunning women. You burned a hole in your nose. Join Facebook to connect with Colleen Applegate and others you may know. Colleen Applegate was born in Bellflower, California. The basic story is true. Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries. This TV-movie begins like most others in the good-girl-goes-bad vein, but it drew me in regardless. The first way to ensure ratings success is the disclaimer, which warns adults to lock the kids in their rooms, for they are about to see a program that contains sexually explicit language and scenes. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 6 files . (785) 332-2892 is the phone number for Coleen. The real "Pauline" (a.k.a. Colleen was a cheerleader in high school and graduated from Farmington High in 1981. She stayed in the town, working first as a cashier and then as a repair clerk with the phone company. It is also about children and parents, small-town life and the lure of bright lights in the big city. 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). Though the names have been changed, it is her story. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. That is no small feat in itself. Related To Kenneth Nale, Morgan Nale, Lilly Nale, Eric Nale. Its impossible to know even from this fine film exactly when and where she went wrong, why she shot herself and who is to blame. And if PBS ever wanted to attract more than the upper crust, the ''cultured'' or the snobs, then one way to do it would be with sex, or the promise of such. She had three sisters, Veronica, Sheila and Shelrae and one brother, Mike. Pauleen chose to enter the adult film world and succumbed to cocaine addiction and ultimately faced the horrible consequences. 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