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Marilyn Burns

Marilyn Burns

Marilyn Burns was born Mary Lynn Ann Burns on May 7, 1949 in Erie, Pennsylvania, and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Drama. Marilyn was one of the original scream queens, remembered primarily for her role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). She played Sally Hardesty, a teenager who travels with her brother and some friends to the cemetery where her grandfather was buried to investigate reports of grave vandalism, and then encounters an insane, murderous family, including the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface. Her follow-up appearance was in Eaten Alive (1976), where she played a vacationer who unwittingly stumbles upon a hotel managed by a maniac who feeds his guests to his crocodile. Marilyn earned her scream queen status by starring in other horror movies; Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981) and Future-Kill (1985). She appeared in the television miniseries Helter Skelter (1976) about the real-life trial of Charles Manson and his family. She played Linda Kasabian, a member of the Manson Family whose testimony helped lead to the convictions of the cult leader and many of his followers. Marilyn had an uncredited cameo as Sally Hardesty in The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1995), and made a cameo appearance as Verna Carlson in Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013). However, aside from these roles and occasional appearances at horror conventions, she lived a relatively quiet life out of the spotlight in the Houston area in her later years. Marilyn Burns died at age 65 in her sleep on August 5, 2014 and was found in her Houston, Texas home by family members, the cause was an apparent heart attack, although not specified.

Personal information

Birthday

1949-07-05

Birth Place

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Brewster McCloud

Brewster McCloud

1970

6.3

Movie
Butcher Boys

Butcher Boys

2013

4.4

Movie
Eaten Alive

Eaten Alive

1976

5.5

Movie
Escape from El Diablo

Escape from El Diablo

1983

3.5

Movie
Future-Kill

Future-Kill

1985

4.6

Movie
Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1976

6.8

Movie
poster

Helter Skelter

1976

7.0

TV
In a Madman's World

In a Madman's World

2017

0.0

Movie
Kiss Daddy Goodbye

Kiss Daddy Goodbye

1981

4.5

Movie
Lovin' Molly

Lovin' Molly

1974

4.7

Movie
Sacrament

Sacrament

2014

4.1

Movie
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

2000

6.9

Movie
Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw 3D

2013

5.5

Movie
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

2000

6.9

Movie
The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper

1975

6.4

Movie
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1995

4.6

Movie
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974

7.3

Movie