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TIL Bambi Woods, who was best known for her appearance as the title character in the 1978 film Debbie Does Dallas, has disappeared since 1986. Mostly because Jim Clark, who coined Woods's stage name, has refused to divulge her real name out of respect for her requests for privacy.

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