She was only 20-years old! Visiting the Palm Springs home where SHAUNA GRANT died!

[@MA_808]

I saw her in person in 1983 in San Francisco. She had red hair. In person, she was really very beautiful, even more than what her pictures did for her. I did not realize at the time she was as young as she was. I do not recall hearing that she had died. Like anyone who fell into the trap of that world, she deserved more from life. RIP

[@GordyM-ov7pt]

She ended what she had!

[@conniephillips8217]

Well Steve, you hit home with this one! My husband grew up in Farmington and his ancestors settled the area. There are several relatives that grew up with her. I will check with them to get more information from them. But what I understand from them is that no one was surprised that she was in the adult industry. She was always very provocative and troubled. No one was surprised by her tragic demise. Thank you, I didn't know she was living in Palm Springs and didn't put two and two together until now. Even old minds can learn something new, lol. ❤😊

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Wow Connie, what a small world! Thank you for sharing that updated information with us. 👍

[@Vickitheleo]

Did anyone reach out to her in hopes of helping her instead of judging her?

[@nimo6972]

Most likely not, because every town needs someone to not accept/joke about, that was S Grant.

[@melaniemullen6644]

There was a TV movie about her called Shattered Innocence that was released in 1988.

[@sandrabassett9923]

I love that movie, great sound track

[@zeroregrets5901]

palm springs looks so wonderful and clean. would love to travel there.

[@sarahalbers5555]

I would love to live there.

[@justinfierce13]

Don’t go downtown lol

[@methonyHolmes-e8p]

Visit in July

[@Banterlionz]

Palm springs siphoned All of the water from the Colorado River that fed the salton sea which was once a vibrant city and vacation spot, Sonny bono tried to get funding to revitalize the salton sea but tragically died in a skiing accident.

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

So young. So sad. ❤

[@brentgardner5103]

RIP, Colleen. The old Racquet Club should be a historic site. Thanks, Steve.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I think it is. And I think that’s why they haven’t torn it completely down yet. Hopefully they will restore it one day. 🤞👍

[@GordyM-ov7pt]

An...

[@CD-ql9hz]

She was a beautiful young woman who would be in her 60s today. Yes, there are several documentaries about her. She was a contemporary of Traci Lords. I didn’t realize her connection to Palm Springs. Thanks Steve for the video!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for watching! 😄👍

[@nimo6972]

The good ol' Christy Cannon days 🍻

[@ThomInTheDesert]

Steve! I rented this house in 2011-2012. I was living in Long Beach and moved down to do some work for a year. The house was built in 1980, so her passing wasn't long after. The neighbors told me there was a lot of "unsavory" activity going on in the house until someone bought it in 2010 and refurbished it. I never heard about Shauna. I find this interesting though, because there were some odd things that happened while I was living there. I won't get into here, but I'll just say that I do believe in spirits, and there was definitely activity in this house.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

WOW Thom, what a small world! So many strange and unexplained things in life. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[@NatashaRaisorGlam]

Wow, I can see that happening.

[@brando7266]

Did u see ghosts ?

[@ThomPitschke]

@@brando7266A few times I saw someone walking around outside. When I went to take a closer look no one was there. One time the temperature in the bedroom dropped but the AC wasn’t on. It felt like someone was there. Cabinet doors would be opened.

[@kimwarner1681]

@@ThomPitschke I believe it!

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Palm Springs looks so beautiful 😍

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

It really is. That’s why I love it here so much. 😎👍

[@acelarson1872]

I remember hearing about this years ago, so sad so young and pretty.

[@drewwho4512]

I remember her. We were roughly the same age. I was in college at the time she died. Adult films were not uncommon in certain college settings so names like Ginger Lynn, Shauna Grant and others were pretty well known among us younger guys in the early to mid 1980s. I had no idea she died in Palm Springs.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for sharing your memories with us Drew.

[@drewwho4512]

@steveinpalmspringsca Thx for the video! Speaking of video she would have appeared on Beta or VHS tape with a player the size of a suitcase as compact disc was just starting to appear in the mid 1980s. My first single disc CD player which I bought fresh out of college cost over $300 at the time and DVDs were yet to follow after CDs. Now look where we are. I'm watching you on a pocket sized smartphone with no tape, CD or DVD in sight. Oh, the humanity!

[@reneerednour3951]

How sad. Just so young and troubled. Thank you for sharing.

[@gregsayre4700]

the fate of many Adult film stars

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Sad, but very true Greg. 🙁

[@thefashionone]

I remember the tv that was based on her life Shattered Innocence

[@robhigh5991]

Yeah Shattered Innocence was a really good movie - well acted by lead and very sad/tragic ending

[@stephanierath8244]

There's an old episode of PBS Frontline, about her, that also shows this house, with interviews with Jake, her ex- boyfriend & owner of that house, at that time. Sad, sad story.

[@davidc3648]

Yes, I remember her and her story about the situation in Palm Springs. Sad stuff to remember.

[@anncarr6510]

❤thank you for covering this story! 🎉 happy holidays to you & Jim!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

You are welcome. Happy Holidays to you too Ann!

[@LlingsworthMusic]

PBS broadcast a documentary about Shauna a few years ago, and they interviewed her father. She had acquired an STD due to her activities in the Adult Industry, and she felt she had nothing to live for. It's a shame that so many young entertainers have this low self-esteem about themselves.

[@johnpeddicord4932]

Thanks again for sharing, Steve, never heard of her

[@Sandi-ke9mi]

I do remember her story. I was living in Los Angeles in the 80s and there was a lot of talk about what happened to her. Unfortunately she got addicted to drugs and was unable to work anymore in the business she’d been in. I think the boyfriend was in jail while she was in the house, and he was going to be getting out… and he didn’t want her to be there. Such a sad short life. May she be at peace now at least. 🙏🏻💕

[@mariaday712]

Sad ending for the poor girl. Too bad she couldn't find a place of her own. Thank you for telling her story. You and Jim take care.

[@pittss2c601]

Racquetball used to be so popular. Great exercise sport. I loved it.

[@princenamor1939]

I rented one of her videos in 1984 not knowing she had died. Her face stood out. And I thought Marilyn was discovered at a factory in Van Nuys, CA.

[@rhvoriginals3083]

Just goes to show money can’t make you happy. She was making $1500 a day when shooting and could have easily got her game back together. Through porn, she had contracted herpes, had had an abortion and acquired a hardcore coke habit. In fact, her nickname in the industry was Applecoke she used so heavily. She was to start shooting a new film days after her taking her life. 20 years old, she was still a kid! RIP Colleen!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for sharing that RHV. 🥲

[@rhvoriginals3083]

@@steveinpalmspringsca 😢 a very sad story.

[@kimwarner1681]

they get used to the fast money and then it goes to drugs, very sad for her.

[@SallyKohorst]

I never heard of her too young to die. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. MAY 😢😮HER FAMILY BE OKAY.

[@KT-sv6jx]

Wow 😳 What A Fast Short Life......I'm From Bellflower,CA Too... Nice City, Has A Small Town Feel To It, However Nice Place To Grow Up

[@Dbusdriver71]

The old adage 'the candle that burns twice as bright lasts half as long' and she burnt every so brightly. She supported her mother and her family. They seem to resent her career choice and treated her like an outsider. They didn't seem to have any issue with the money she gave them. Her death was so tragic.

[@phineas117]

poor soul. Rest in Peace.

[@sarahalbers5555]

So many woman in this sleazy industry die very young. Overdoses, suicides, very, very sad.

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

The Racket club would be an awesome story for video

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I agree, Lisa. I have talked about it in many videos and dozens of other KZbinrs have made videos about it. I will probably do another one about it in the future. As you know, I’m sure, most viewers never go back and look at the old videos. New subscribers usually just watch the new videos. At least on my channel anyway. Thanks for watching. 😎👍

[@marlenepearson3936]

No Steve. I had never heard this story. What a life, for being only 20 😮

[@cherylmitchell7934]

Hi Steve how sad only twenty years.

[@cathpeterson1944]

sad tragic life she had cut so short; would be nice to see the city resurrect Racquet Club site

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I agree about the racquet club. Fingers crossed. 🤞

[@cynthiapickett7403]

Interesting story.

[@RockinStacy]

How terribly sad, Steve. The number of young people going to Hollywood and ending in tragic circumstances or tragedy is a long list. She starred in over 30 xrated films in two years. I can't even imagine how that played on her mind. I thought her boyfriend was arrested, he left her with no money and then she took her life. It's so sad to see the racket club like that. There were a large number of actors/actresses who have referenced the club over the years. I hope that they do something with it.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I agree about the Racquet club. I sure hope someone can save and resurrected rather than bulldoze it. 🤞👍

[@crushedrgb]

Back in the day the rumor was that she died from a 22 to the temple. One rumor was that it was a hit from a drug deal.

[@shayevondekempt8566]

There was a movie made about her. It was called "Shattered Inocence" and there was also a documentary made about her. Her mom and dad in my opinion seemed like they didn't care or want to be bothered. Thank you steve for doing this. Hope that all is well with you. 😊

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for sharing that with us Shaye!

[@magpieone9390]

I remember hearing about her, but not that she passed.😢

[@dsinavich5141]

Hi Steve...no can't say I heard of her....but many young girls like her I have heard had the same tragedy in life....thanks for your vlogs .... Deborah 🇨🇦🙏❤️🎄

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for watching Deborah! ⛄️🎄😊👍

[@rachelkeys9275]

I remember there was a lifetime movie back in the 90’s about her.

[@chadglasner4755]

I've never heard of her. I wish she could've gotten help.

[@mikecrawford6284]

I worked at desert hospital at that time and she was transported into the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the head then was transported to ICU#1 then expired one week later...she had shot herself with a 22 lr rifle

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Omg what a small world Mike. Thank you for sharing that with us. I’m sure that couldn’t have been easy to witness. 🙁

[@Craigres11]

There is a PBS show about her on youtube

[@manny4941]

Hi came across your channel really like your videos and also I subscribe to your channel 😀

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks Manny. That’s really nice to hear. 😄👍

[@manny4941]

Your welcome 😀😀

[@pattibrooks1907]

Hi Steve . Great video . Have a nice day rest of week take care .

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks, you too! 😊👍

[@RadioLaPrincess]

I found out about her when I saw the film Shattered Innocence, which is on KZbin. She got a job modeling and didn't realize it was nude at first. However she saw the money and decided why not. She later got into films. Her boyfriend was a cocaine dealer and he ended up going to prison for that. That is allegedly when she died by suicide. A very good movie about what happens in this field. I did some modeling and acting and was always being pressured to do adult films (and explicit nude modeling) because the money is great, but knew I couldn't live with myself if I did. It is great money for a short term but longer term it is horrible supposedly. She was troubled which makes it rougher. Hopefully she is at rest.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for sharing that with us!

[@kimwarner1681]

In the movie, they showed him being arrested for tax evasion? Either way, so sad for her. Everyone left her and she had one true friend from that industry, that was it.

[@RadioLaPrincess]

@@kimwarner1681 I don't think they said, just that he was going away for 5 years

[@jod6cindy]

That poor girl. Illegal drugs have destroyed so many people. I feel nothing but compassion for her.

[@kennixox262]

I'm surprised the the Raquet Club has never been redeveloped being on prime land. As for as the actress/model. We've heard many similar type stories. Usually drugs, alcohol and abuse of one type or another. Sad.

[@flmlvr]

Truthfully, I can't even remember when I first heard the name Shauna Grant. But she became the subject of a PBS Frontline episode and THAT I never forgot. It was not a case of a naive young woman who ran away and is fooled into going into the porn industry. This episode showed that it was MONEY that also lured people into the business. Shauna was making an unbelievable amount of money the first year she became a porn star. It was indeed a disturbing and tragic episode. And from this video, I learned that her death happened in Palm Springs. I don't know why I didn't remember that. Either ways, great video Steve.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for sharing that with us fl! 👍

[@spencerbergquist781]

Didn't know her, also didn't know Racquet Club was no longer, either.

[@johnrobinson5156]

Great actress, starred in some of my favorite movies back in the day. No tattoos! Natural

[@kikaworld5713]

Had a friend that lived on Racquet Club their radio would always turn on at 3am. Believed to be a really haunted area. No surprise, considering Indian and Hollywood history.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Yikes 😳

[@marlaroberts2087]

I think there was a movie about her (short) life but, not sure!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I think so too. I think it was one of those lifetime movies.

[@kimwarner1681]

Yes, it's on KZbin, Shattered Innocence, great movie

[@monikameza4107]

So sad R.i.P 🙏

[@magpieone9390]

There's a reason why prime real estate is abandoned 😮😢

[@kimwarner1681]

She was older than I am but I remember her story, I saw it on Lifetime back in high school. If the details of the story are accurate, I think she was looking for something different than the life her parents lived. (not that there is anything wrong with it, but some people just yearn for a little more than the same, same, same all the time, but who knows) There is a scene in the movie where her dad got her a job at the phone company he worked at. She was being shown around the office and where her desk and the phone were, where she would take calls from customers. The actress portraying Colleen made it seem like that ringing phone with upset customers on the end of the line waiting to be answered was the final straw for her leaving for L.A. with her boyfriend at the time. Some people saw it as, wow, my own desk, etc. but then others saw it as, (including myself) oh God, what a nightmare..lol. I can see why she may have wanted a bit more for herself. She just went about it the wrong way but at that age, you can't really tell most of us anything, you find out the hard way. There was a documentary where her parents were interviewed, someone mentioned her mother was the type that did not like her wearing nail polish and there was a scene in the movie when the mom came into her room and Colleen quickly hides her feet from her mom. It was pink nail polish and her mom was born again or something like that so it was very boring and very judgy judgy for her at home. (from what the documentary implied) I do not judge anyone on how they make a paycheck, I could not do what she did but I can understand why she had a yearning to go to L.A. For those of us that are not from anywhere near CA., it was always this big mystery, beautiful place full of sunshine. But no one tells you about the pitfalls/ scams and skeezey types of people that are there until it's too late. I think she had what they call wanderlust. Plus, she didn't set out to do adult movies, she couldn't get hired anywhere else out there and didn't want to go back home. I think once she was in that world, her reputation was damaged and no legit producer would hire her for mainstream, so she felt stuck, embarrassed and couldn't face anyone back home. Especially that judgey mother of hers. those types are the worst, sorry, but they are. The older guy she was involved with, he was busted for tax evasion and went to prison for a few years, I think. So, he was gone, left the business (some type of shop) for her to run, fix his money issues, alone in that house and no one left for her. Then at the end of the movie, she winds up moving out of his house and in with her one true friend she met in her industry. The friend wasn't home that night and a friend of her ex bf came to "see how she was doing" but Colleen quickly figured out he was there to see if she stole anything from the house. That was when she locked the bedroom door and blew her head off. Sad, just sad. She was playing in a sandbox she didn't belong in.

[@markthomas2436]

I am a little familiar with the case, and you have given some great info here. Colleen was a cheerleader, so she knew popularity at her school at one point. She was wanting something more than Farmington could give her. Her boyfriend at the time was crucial in the decision to move West, but he did not stay in the picture for long once they got out there. Even today, he refuses interviews. I do not think her parents were any different than a ton of other Minnesota parents at that time in the early 1980s. I do know her mom suspected that Colleen was murdered, and did NOT commit suicide. The coroner felt differently. Although she liked the photo shoots, it was well known that she did not like the sex scenes she filmed. But she also developed a penchant for coke, and doing porn paid for coke. Jake took a lot of blame for why she shot herself, but Colleen was not a very happy girl long before she ever met him. She is buried in a local cemetery there IN Farmington, and thru the years her grave has indeed been adorned with flowers... sent from many people. She is also a legend in the film industry.

[@kimwarner1681]

@ I was also a cheerleader in school & it’s really not a big deal. She may have known that type of popularity in her small town but it’s not enough to squash any desire for something bigger once you leave school. I wondered about the suicide thing as well. If she was deep into that world, who knows what truly happened that night, we will never know for sure, unfortunately. Yes, midwest & east coast parents are the same, imo. Although I did not have a mom that was born again like Colleen’s mom was but I can totally understand the lure to CA. A shame she got into the wrong most dangerous profession.

[@markthomas2436]

@@kimwarner1681 , there was another girl there, in the house, who found her that night. According to the girl, Colleen shot herself. Even her parents said Colleen tried to kill herself in Farmington years earlier, but it did not work and she lived on. That little stunt damaged her reputation around town. The movie they made about her is not an accurate depiction OF her, but it is a decent movie and many people have seen it. Colleen liked a few people in the industry, and some got to know her fairly well. She did photograph on camera and on film very very well, and her work has held up. She is still searched for on internet search engines and her films are still watched. I think she really should have just stayed in Farmington, and found her a man.

[@MargaretGSmith-c1q]

Never heard of Shauna Grant . In the thumbnail picture, she looks like Dorothy Stratten.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I had noticed that, but you are right! 👍

[@julie.1081]

I find it hard to believe that a MN girl, especially one from a small town in MN, would use a shotgun. A handgun maybe but not a shotgun. We know what that leaves behind.

[@markfletcher8084]

Such a beautiful girl, such a wasted life.

[@Prilavolus]

"Shauna Grant" was hugely popular in her day, probably because of that "young and innocent" look she projected. She looked perfectly natural and not fake, as many adult stars do. It was widely rumored that she didn't enjoy putting up with the demanding "dirty old men" in the industry. She had actually "retired," at least temporarily, when she moved to Palm Springs. When her boyfriend asked her to move out, she understood that it meant she'd have to go back into the industry. I heard that she had problems with drugs as well. Media all over the country reported on her tragic death at such a young age.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for sharing that with us. Somehow I missed all that coverage at the time.

[@Prilavolus]

@@steveinpalmspringsca I was just the right age -- about eight months younger than Shauna/Colleen.

[@LCx829]

I’ve never heard of her before but adult film stars have a high suicide rate. Rip.

[@alexvaliansky7707]

Adult film industry? No wonder I’ve never heard of her.

[@jillv4006]

Steve, if you ever find out someone died in my home, PLEASE don’t tell me. 😂

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

LOL it's a deal! :-)

[@Corgis175]

Being she was in the industry she was in, sad as it is, had to be an self defeating go. Nonetheless, she was troubled. RIP.

[@sheilableeks2030]

Steve, you know I said I had broke my pinky toe and then I had to have surgery on somewhere else on my body now I’ve got infection so I need a lot of prayers. I can’t get a break.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Omg Sheila! So sorry to hear that. How awful. We will all be sending positive thoughts and prayers your way. 🙏🤞👍

[@sheilableeks2030]

@ thank you yeah they think they caught it in time and they think it’s a UTI and I got some other stuff going on so it’s just been a week yet. It’ll be a week Wednesday afternoon.

[@2DclanSnipingTeam]

Not a shotgun. AR styled 22 long riffle. Big difference.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for the correction 👍

[@SheilaRiley-ug9pb]

Her mother was a piece of work. Poor Coleen.

[@rhondaturner1661]

Never heard of her

[@PhotographyByDerek]

She didn't use a shotgun. It was a .22 rifle.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for the correction. I don’t know anything about guns. I thought they were the same thing. 🤔

[@kimwarner1681]

Do you think shooting yourself in the temple would be kind of hard to do with a rifle like that? I ask because I am not very familiar with guns. n the movie, they showed it was suicide with the rifle but someone mentioned it may have been murder , like a drug deal gone bad? I hadn't heard about that until I saw this and read some comments.

[@deborahg2407]

Love your channel. KZbin is showing many of the porn stars who died too young from the porn industry. To all the young people out there: please get an education so you can support yourselves. Stay away from toxic people and toxic substances.

[@bender7565]

I was familiar with her story, didn't know it was in PS. She was the 1st porn star that killed herself that was public. The men and women that ended their lives in that industry, the numbers are amazing and tragic. RIP Colleen.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I didn’t realize she was the first. Thanks for sharing that with us. It is shocking how many there have been. 🥲

[@footsoft]

Why dont they reopen the raquet club?

[@NatashaRaisorGlam]

I am with her family. That poor child was proably murdered and the police didn’t care. Palm Springs was considered a small town back them. Thanks for posting this awesome video.

[@kimwarner1681]

It looks so desolate and lonely where that house sits. I saw the movie a long time ago, Shattered Innocence, they never mentioned anything of the sort but look at what we know now about that world , so sad for her. I saw another doc that mentioned her home life, her mom, was very hard on her, sad all around. I used to think 20 was "getting older" and now it's like , omg, we were kids!

[@Christina-sf4py]

I was reading she was found between the two stacked matresses..how do you shoot yourself and end up there. Maybe i did not understand the article properly.

[@Christina-sf4py]

​@@kimwarner1681i remember being eight and babysat for a few short hours by a sixteen year old, looking up at her and thinking..my goodness shes old..i will die of old age before i get there 🤣

[@Christina-sf4py]

​@@kimwarner1681😂 i was babysat by a 16 yo for a couple of hours when i was eight. I thought she was extremely old and i would die of old age b4 i got there..

[@travisalexander2770]

I live only about 8 miles from Farmington. I may need to drive over and look for her grave now.

[@robertfitzgerald1196]

How about Quincy Mae ? What happened to her? 4:16

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Sorry, I've never heard of her.

[@pmafterdark]

She was about a year or so older than me but I think I remember her name. Really pretty girl. Such a tragic story but there's many of those from the porn industry.

[@nanette_128]

[@2ChukBuk]

IIRC, the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE profiled her tragic story and the porn industry surrounding her. I think that doc was aired in the late 80s.

[@sticksbass]

sad.

[@csrothlisberger852]

never heard of her

[@johnde2754]

That was quite an interesting perspective. Supposedly, she had an extremely strict religious family. The type of oppression that causes many females to do a complete 180 on that type of upbringing. Many Thanks for the insight. 🎬. 🎥. --- 🤔

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I know what you mean, John. It’s surprising how often that happens with kids who grew up in very religious families. 😲

[@thomasrobinson182]

She shot herself with a rifle.

[@stepcollazo8134]

She kinda reminds me of dorothy stratten..men take advantage of u .whn they see that yr young..and naive.

[@discovery781]

Sex symbol? Never heard of her

[@mrzookstwilightzonedayz2379]

Oh my, I need to tell the story of my friendship with Marilyn Chambers, google her if by chance you don't know who she is, she is/ was pretty famous, a very nice lady btw

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I remember Behind the Green Door was very popular back in the day. Please share your story here. I'm sure everyone would love to hear it. Thanks MrZ!

[@loljokes]

She was so innocent...

[@andrewyoung2796]

Friends with hyapetia

[@garycastronova7939]

Never heard of her, huh? Sure. 😂 I knew about her and i was only 14 then.

[@pacogarcia7014]

🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@DeadBunny69]

"Frontline: Death of a Porn Queen" Great documentary on her. It's free on KZbin.