Carol Connors (actress)

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Carol Connors
Born
New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
SpouseJack Birch
Children Thora Birch

Carol Connors is an American pornographic film actress. [1] She starred in about 20 adult movies between 1971 and 1981. Married to fellow former porn star Jack Birch, she is the mother of actress Thora Birch. [1]

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Early life

Connors was born in New Jersey on November 13, 1952, and grew up in New Jersey and Texas. [2]

Career

Connors began her adult entertainment career in the early 1970s, achieving fame in Deep Throat (1972) [2] and The Erotic Adventures of Candy (1978).

Connors went on to appear on NBC's amateur-talent contest The Gong Show. [2] Her debut on the program, in 1977, between porn assignments, was as a song-and-dance contestant. Said Connors, "I was awarded nine points by the two men judges and two points by Jaye P. Morgan, one for each ... bosom." [2] She eventually became one of the hit show's compères who would introduce host Chuck Barris. [2]

Her Gong Show appearances were parodied in Gail Palmer's 1979 porn film Candy Goes To Hollywood, in which she starred alongside Wendy O. Williams, John Leslie, and Richard Pacheco.

When actor Aldo Ray decided to work in the 1979 pornographic western Sweet Savage in a non-sexual part, Connors was one of the movie's protagonists. [3] The movie was shot at Apacheland, a movie ranch in Apache Junction, Arizona. [4]

In 1981, Connors directed and starred, along with Long Jeanne Silver, in Desire for Men.

References

  1. 1 2 Healy, Patrick (December 14, 2010). "Actress Thora Birch Fired From 'Dracula'" . ArtsBeat. The New York Times.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sharbutt, Jay (February 13, 1978). "Young Gong Show Introducer Carol Connors Rings Bell". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. p. 3B. ISSN   0163-3201 . Retrieved January 24, 2013– via News.google.com.
  3. ↑ "Sweet Savage (Shy Dove)". Apacheland.com. n.d. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Shy Dove' taking wing in Superstition Mountains". November 23, 1977 – via Apacheland.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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