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. She was featured in ''

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'' September 1977 as a Michigan State girl, mentioned in ''Playboy'' February 1979 in "The Year in Sex", and in an article in '' Swank'' in June 1980. Also in the late 70s she had a rock band called ''Foreplay''. Her autobiography, ''Candy Goes to Hollywood: the Gail Palmer Story'', appeared in 1994. She dated

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, and after they split, she sued him in 1984 for excluding her from the profits of their movies. After splitting up with Mohney, entertainment work was harder to come by, and Gail would return to Michigan, where she met and dated a physician. The couple married in 1988. After a visit to

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's home in 1990 she accused the writer of sexual assault; the charges were later dropped. Victory for Hunter Thompson
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claims to have ghostwritten Palmer's autobiography.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Gail Living people American pornographic film directors American pornographic film producers Women pornographic film directors Women pornographic film producers 1955 births People from St. Clair, Michigan Film directors from Michigan