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			According to pornographic film historian Ashley West, publisher of The ''Rialto Report'', Leonard worked for a Wall Street brokerage firm in the 1960s before moving on to work in public relations, including a stint writing copy for Elektra Records in New York's West Village. Upon her return to New York, looking for work, she contacted casting agent Dorothy Palmer, who apparently failed to tell Leonard that the acting role she cast her in was for an adult film.

	Gloria Leonard began appearing in hardcore pornography in 1976, in films including ''The Trouble with Young Stuff'', ''All About Gloria Leonard'' (both of which were written and directed by Joseph W. Sarno), ''The Opening of Misty Beethoven'' (directed by Radley Metzger), ''Fortune Smiles'' and ''Taboo: American Style''. She worked with actresses Constance Money, Leslie Bovee, Sharon Mitchell, [[Jennifer Welles]], and [[Samantha Fox]] before retiring from the screen in the 1984. She also directed several porn films, and was formerly married to Bobby Hollander. After moving to Hawaii in 1993, she returned to Los Angeles in 1997 to work for [[Private]] Media Group.		Gloria Leonard began appearing in hardcore pornography in 1976, in films including ''The Trouble with Young Stuff'', ''All About Gloria Leonard'' (both of which were written and directed by Joseph W. Sarno), ''The Opening of Misty Beethoven'' (directed by Radley Metzger), ''Fortune Smiles'' and ''Taboo: American Style''. She worked with actresses Constance Money, Leslie Bovee, Sharon Mitchell, [[Jennifer Welles]], and [[Samantha Fox]] before retiring from the screen in the 1984. She also directed several porn films, and was formerly married to Bobby Hollander. After moving to Hawaii in 1993, she returned to Los Angeles in 1997 to work for [[Private]] Media Group.

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	'''Gloria Leonard''' (born August 28, 1940, in The Bronx, New York, U.S. — died February 3, 2014, in Waimea, Hawaii, U.S.) was a former [[American]] award-winning [[porn star]], magazine publisher, and [[director]] whose best known for her role in the controversial 1984 adult film mini-series ''Taboo: American Style'', the very first of its kind. Leonard later became the co-founder and publisher of the adult magazine ''High Society'', which originally catered to fans of the mature, sophisticated female.		'''Gloria Leonard''' (born August 28, 1940, in The Bronx, New York, U.S. — died February 3, 2014, in Waimea, Hawaii, U.S.) was a former [[American]] award-winning [[porn star]], magazine publisher, and [[director]] whose best known for her role in the controversial 1984 adult film mini-series ''Taboo: American Style'', the very first of its kind. Leonard later became the co-founder and publisher of the adult magazine ''High Society'', which originally catered to fans of the mature, sophisticated female.

	~~== Early life and career ==~~
	Leonard was born and raised in The Bronx, New York to a Jewish family. She worked on Wall Street as a representative of Schweickart and Company for three years. She also worked for several PR companies, was a copywriter for Elektra Records, and worked for Johnny Carson's publicist.

	== Adult film career ==		== Adult film career ==
	Gloria Leonard began appearing in hardcore pornography in 1976, in films including ''The Trouble with Young Stuff'', ''All About Gloria Leonard'' (both of which were written and directed by Joseph W. Sarno), ''The Opening of Misty Beethoven'' (directed by Radley Metzger), ''Fortune Smiles'' and ''Taboo: American Style''. She worked with actresses Constance Money, Leslie Bovee, Sharon Mitchell, [[Jennifer Welles]], and [[Samantha Fox]] before retiring from the screen in the 1984. She also directed several porn films, and was formerly married to Bobby Hollander. After moving to Hawaii in 1993, she returned to Los Angeles in 1997 to work for [[Private]] Media Group.		Gloria Leonard began appearing in hardcore pornography in 1976, in films including ''The Trouble with Young Stuff'', ''All About Gloria Leonard'' (both of which were written and directed by Joseph W. Sarno), ''The Opening of Misty Beethoven'' (directed by Radley Metzger), ''Fortune Smiles'' and ''Taboo: American Style''. She worked with actresses Constance Money, Leslie Bovee, Sharon Mitchell, [[Jennifer Welles]], and [[Samantha Fox]] before retiring from the screen in the 1984. She also directed several porn films, and was formerly married to Bobby Hollander. After moving to Hawaii in 1993, she returned to Los Angeles in 1997 to work for [[Private]] Media Group.

	~~Gloria Leonard was profiled in the book ''Golden Goddesses: 25 Legendary Women of Classic Erotic Cinema, 1968–1985'' by Jill C. Nelson.~~

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	Leonard suffered a massive stroke in her home in Waimea, Hawaii on January 31, 2014, or early hours of February 1.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/arts/gloria-leonard-publisher-and-pornography-star-dies-at-73.html?_r=0 NYTimes news article]</ref> She wasn’t found until about 24 hours later and transported to a nearby hospital. She was left with extensive brain damage as a result of the stroke and died February 3, 2014, after being taken off life support.<ref name=AVN>{{cite web\|last=Kernes\|first=Mark\|title=Legendary Adult Actress Gloria Leonard Passes\|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Legendary-Adult-Actress-Gloria-Leonard-Passes-548162.html\|publisher=Adult Video News\|accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref>		Leonard suffered a massive stroke in her home in Waimea, Hawaii on January 31, 2014, or early hours of February 1.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/arts/gloria-leonard-publisher-and-pornography-star-dies-at-73.html?_r=0 NYTimes news article]</ref> She wasn’t found until about 24 hours later and transported to a nearby hospital. She was left with extensive brain damage as a result of the stroke and died February 3, 2014, after being taken off life support.<ref name=AVN>{{cite web\|last=Kernes\|first=Mark\|title=Legendary Adult Actress Gloria Leonard Passes\|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Legendary-Adult-Actress-Gloria-Leonard-Passes-548162.html\|publisher=Adult Video News\|accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref>

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
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	* [https://www.adultdvdtalk.com/pornstar/gloria-leonard/movies-100 Gloria Leonard profile] at AdultDVDTalk]		* [https://www.adultdvdtalk.com/pornstar/gloria-leonard/movies-100 Gloria Leonard profile] at AdultDVDTalk]

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	~~== See also ==~~
	* [[List of amazon adult models]]
	* [[List of amazon porn stars]]

	== References ==		== References ==