- Savannah (porn star)
Female adult bio
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birth= birth date|1970|10|9
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death= Death date and age|1994|07|11|1970|10|09
birthname= Shannon Michelle Wilsey
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hair color= Blonde
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alias= Silver Cane, Silver Kane, Savanah, Silver
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afdb name= SavannahShannon Michelle Wilsey (
October 9 ,1970 –July 11 ,1994 ), commonly known by herstage name of Savannah, was an Americanpornographic actress , starring in more than 100 pornographic films during her career. One of the most high-profile porn stars of her time, she achieved notoriety within her short (1990–1994) career due to her on-screen presence and personal life. Savannah committed suicide in 1994 after an auto accident. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59548226.html?dids=59548226:59548226&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current "Suicide of Young Superstar Weighs on Porn Industry Tragedy: Pampered, wild Shannon Wilsey, known as Savannah, was the third actress to take her life."] , by John Johnson,July 16 ,1994 , "Los Angeles Times ". Retrieved2007-10-02 .] [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59637054.html?dids=59637054:59637054&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current "'I don't blame the industry for mistreating her. If anything, they spoiled her rotten.' Porn Star Puts an End to Her Life in the Fast Lane"] , by John Johnson,July 16 ,1994 , "Los Angeles Times ". Retrieved2007-10-02 .] [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59658548.html?dids=59658548:59658548&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current "Getting Mellow: The Evolution of Pauly Shore Acting: The death of his ex-girlfriend, a porn film actress, may be the turning point in the comedian's life. He wants to shed his party-boy persona."] , by James Grant,August 9 ,1994 , "Los Angeles Times ". Retrieved2007-10-02 .]Wilsey reportedly took her
stage name from "Savannah Smiles ", a 1982 movie she enjoyed.Early life
When Wilsey's parents
divorce d in 1972, she moved toTexas to live with her mother. When she grew older, she lived briefly with her father inOxnard, California and then with her grandparents in her hometown ofMission Viejo, California . At the age of 13, she learned that Joe Longoria, the man who had raised her, was not her biological father. Soon afterward, she began to rebel against her parents and became agroupie .She lived with musician
Gregg Allman for nearly two years (before the age of 17), became pregnant and miscarried. After breaking up with Allman, she moved in withBilly Sheehan , bassist for rock group Mr. Big. When she began working as anude model and porn actress around 1990, she and Sheehan parted ways.During the time of the
Gulf War , Wilsey had posed nude near tanks and fighter jets, which she claimed was an effort to boost morale of deployed US military forces. She had also said that she hoped this would help jump start her career in a manner similar toBetty Grable .Career and relationships
Wilsey signed an exclusive contract with
Vivid Entertainment in 1991 and quickly became famous. She began usingdrugs and spending huge amounts of money, and reportedly had severe financial troubles despite her substantial income. She also garnered a reputation for being difficult to work with, leading Vivid to sever its ties with her in 1992.Her fondness for rock stars led her to become involved with several other well-known musicians including
Vince Neil ,Billy Idol , Slash andAxl Rose .Wilsey became involved in a long term lesbian relationship with fellow porn actress
Jeanna Fine , with whom she later claimed to have fallen deeply in love.citation |title=Scary Monsters and Super Freaks: Stories of Sex, Drugs, Rock 'N' Roll and Murder |first=Mike |last=Sager |year=2003 |publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press |isbn=1560255633 |page=45] This relationship reportedly ended badly, and afterward she had a long relationship with comedianPauly Shore . Although she frequently came in contact with mainstreamHollywood , only Shore from that circle would be in attendance at her funeral.Wilsey had a few roles in mainstream movies in the late-1980s, but never managed to break into a starring role in the non-adult
entertainment industry .She frequently mentioned porn actors Peter North,
T.T. Boy , Big Dave J, andBuck Adams as her favorites to work with.Savannah preferred
group sex andanal sex in later years, though she usually played normal sex till then.Death
Around 2 a.m. on
July 11 ,1994 , Wilsey drove herself and a friend, Jason Swing, home from a night of partying. According to reports, both were intoxicated. One block from her home, she drove her Corvette into a fence, suffering lacerations to her face and breaking her nose. When she and Swing got to her house, she sent him out to walk herRottweiler , Daisy.Wilsey called her friend and manager Nancy Pera and hysterically begged her to come help her. When Pera arrived, she found Savannah lying in a pool of blood but still breathing. She had apparently shot herself with a 9mm handgun she kept in her home. After almost 11 hours in a
coma , she died at 11:20 a.m. onJuly 11 ,1994 , at St. Joseph's Medical Center inBurbank, California .After her death, Wilsey's family swapped angry public statements of blame with her friends in the porn industry. Police investigators concluded that she was deeply depressed due to several factors, including her drug use, financial difficulties, and failed relationships. The accident in which she sustained injuries that might have seriously hurt her career, police theorized, was the final factor that led her to take her own life.
References
* [http://www.rame.net/faq/part7.html#xtocid5097 rec.arts.movies.erotica FAQ]
External links
* [http://adultoutlook.com/nsmith/savannah/index.html "Fallen Angel"] , Savannah's memorial site.
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NAME=Wilsey, Shannon Michelle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Silver Cane, Silver Kane, Savanah, Silver (stage name s)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Americanpornographic actress
DATE OF BIRTH=October 9, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH=Laguna Beach, California
DATE OF DEATH=July 11, 1994
PLACE OF DEATH= California
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