'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' Star Marilyn Burns Dead at 65

The horror film community has lost one of its best known scream queens.

Marilyn Burns, star of the iconic 1974 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has passed away at her home in Houston. She was 65.

"She was found unresponsive by a family member this morning in her Houston, TX area home," her rep said in a statement. "Her family asks for privacy at this time. Further details will be released later."

After Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Burns went on to appear in a number of other horror films, including two reboots of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, one produced in 1994 and the other in 2013. A cause of death has not been determined, and will not be announced until the coroner has had an opportunity to perform a formal autopsy.

Our thoughts and condolences are with the family of Marilyn Burns at this time.

Via: E! Online

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