Another lovely Hollywood actress has passed away…

Wasn’t she something?

The sex symbol of an entire generation passed away at the age of 62, after a too long battle with cancer. Can’t say that she was my favorite Angel (where are you, Tanya?) but still, she was the one to leave her mark on popular culture. Yes, there was that poster that sold over 12,000,000 units up until this day… there was the smile and the hairdo… and can anyone remember that Charlie’s Angels pink custom van?

As I revealed in an older post, the first issue of Playboy that I ever bought was with a Farrah cover. Oddly, my favorite Farrah role will probably remain her bit part in Logan’s Run, a film that I endlessly watched in its many TV showing in the early 80s, be it in French or English. Very sad news indeed to lose such an icon.

One of the first female adult movie star (alongside Linda Lovelace and Georgina Spelvin), Marilyn Chambers remained a friendly invidivual on the convention circuit. Of course, she battled her own demons at some point, but she was always perceived as a cool individual and innovator for the XXX movie business. Her interracial scenes in the breakthrough film Behind the Green Door remain taboo-breaking. Interestingly, she was one of the first female adult star to perform before the cameras with a completely shaved pubic area.

Oddly, compared to other adult stars, she didn’t make a ton of films, barely more than thirty in all. If Behind the Green Door is still an important milestone, check out Resurrection of Eve and Insatiable, to have your taste of Marilyn at her best. Of course, there’s a couple of more mainstream projects, like David Cronenberg’s Rabid and and Angel of H.E.A.T. that merits attention.

Marilyn was found dead on April 12, 2009, in her home of Santa Clarita, California; the cause of death has not been made public yet. She would’ve turn 57 on April 22.

Another sad news… can you spell with me “unique talent”?

One of the most intriguing Marvel female heroines has passed away recently, part of a really mixed bag of a crossover entitled Secret Invasion. The plot device pointing to her death was a surprise, but its visual execution in just a few confusing panels lacked respect for such a venerable character.

As typical “female” in super-hero books of the early sixties, Janet was a bit of an empty head at first, more often concerned about her hair and makeup than any deadly threat. But as the years went by, it was disclosed that she was in fact acting up to get the attention of her paramour, namely confused Dr. Hank Pym. The Wasp became one of the most effective Avengers leader in the team’s colorful history, going through many crisis with a very humanistic leadership style.

Of course, this is comic books and she’ll probably be resurrected in some form in a couple of years. Still, let’s salute the fact that she will remain a character whose evolution through the years remain an intriguing read (which could be a bit difficult in track the chronology down).

Sad news, indeed. Go to the main site for my farewell words…

One classy and talented lady has passed away, seen here with a typical co-star. Her gutsy roles paved the way for many take-charge film heroines to come in her footsteps. Another artist that will not be easily forgotten.

Of course engraved in our memories will always be the perfect legs and the exceptional talent, but also we’ll miss a very classy lady…

She only made around 20 films, but Norwegian Julie Ege still left a mark on movie audiences. She was a former Bond Girl and Hammer Glamour Girl, as well as a player in some sexy comedies. She was memorably seen in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (as The Scandinavian Girl), in the prehistoric adventure Creatures the World Forgot (my favorite role of hers, as Nala), in the sci-fi cult classic The Finale Programme and of course in the bizarre kung-fu Dracula film The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires. Also a former Miss Norway (in 1962) and Miss Universe contestant, Julie became a sought out pin-up model and former Penthouse Pet, got married two times and had two daughters. After retiring from the public eye, she worked as a nurse, successfully battling breast cancer around 1986 or so. Sadly, that same illness got the better of her last April 29, when she passed on at the age of 64. Another Siren gone to soon.