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Carol Connors (actress)

Carol Connors (actress)

Carol Connors is an American former pornographic actress. She starred in about 20 adult movies between 1971 and 1981. Married to fellow porn star Jack Birch, Connors is the mother of actress Thora Birch.[2]

Carol Connors
Deep Throat poster
Born
Carol Campau

1954/1955 (age 67–68)
New Jersey,[1] U.S.
Years active1972–1986
Spouse(s)
Jack Birch
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(m. 1982)​
ChildrenThora Birch
Bolt Birch

Early life

Connors was born in New Jersey[1] as Carol Campau.[3] She grew up in New Jersey and Texas.[1]

Career

Carol Connors began her adult entertainment career in the early 1970s, achieving fame in Deep Throat[1] in 1972 and The Erotic Adventures of Candy in 1978. In 1979, she starred in Gail Palmer's Candy Goes to Hollywood. In 1981, she directed and starred in Desire for Men.

Connors also appeared on The Gong Show,[1] where she eventually became one of Chuck Barris's introducers. Her debut on the program, in 1977, 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."[1] She was subsequently invited back for frequent appearances as one of the hostesses who introduced Barris at the start of the show.[1] Her Gong Show appearances were parodied in Candy Goes To Hollywood.

Connors also appeared alongside Aldo Ray in Sweet Savage, a porn western film, in 1979. The movie was shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch in Apache Junction, Arizona.[4][5]

References
  1. 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.
  2. Banks, Andrew (March 28, 2007). "Three's a crowd on Birch set". News.com.au. Archived from the original on January 12, 2011.
  3. "Porno star to bid for nude beach". The Miami News. March 11, 1974. Retrieved March 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sweet Savage (Shy Dove): Filmed Entirely at Apacheland November 20 - 23 1977". Apacheland.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014.
  5. "Shy Dove taking wing in Superstition Mountains". Apacheland.com. November 23, 1977. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
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