https://clicktofreeacces.blogspot.com/?book=0143133500<br /><br /> "A blissful treasure trove of gossipy insider details that <br /> <br /> Dolls<br /> <br /> fans will swiftly devour."<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br /> Kirkus Reviews<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The unbelievable-but-true, inside story of Jacqueline Susann's pop culture icon <br /> <br /> Valley of the Dolls<br /> <br /> --the landmark novel and publishing phenomenon, the infamous smash hit film ("the best worst movie ever made"), and <br /> <br /> Dolls<br /> <br /> 's thriving legacy today<br />Since its publication in 1966, Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls has reigned as one of the most influential and beloved pieces of commercial fiction. Selling over thirty-one million copies worldwide, it revolutionized overnight the way books got sold, thanks to the tireless and canny self-promoting Susann. It also generated endless speculation about the author's real-life models for its larger-than-life characters. Turned in 1967 into an international box-office sensation and morphing into a much-beloved cult film, its influence endures today in everything from films and TV shows to fashion and cosmetics tributes and tie-ins. Susann's compulsive readable expos? of three female friends finding success in New York City and Hollywood was a scandalous eye-opener for its candid treatment of sex, naked ambition, ageism, and pill-popping, and the big screen version was one of the most-seen and talked-about movies of the time.Dolls! Dolls! Dolls! digs deep into the creation of that hugely successful film--a journey nearly as cut-throat, sexually-charged, tragic, and revelatory as Susann's novel itself--and uncovers how the movie has become a cherished, widely imitated camp classic, thanks to its over-the-top performances, endlessly quotable absurd dialogue, outr? costumes and hairdos, despite the high aspirations, money, and talent lavished on it. Screenwriter-journalist-film historian Stephen Rebello has conducted archival research and new interviews to draw back the velvet curtain on the behind-the-scenes intrigue, feuds and machinations that marked the film's production. In doing so, he unveils a rich, detailed history of fast-changing, late 1960s Hollywood, on screen and off.<br />
