Prologue: Sinking ship, or other than that, how was the movie, Ms. Susann? -- Jackie -- Jackie climbs Mount Everest -- Hollywood goes for booze and dope -- We two kings -- You've got to climb Mount Everest -- Going back to Harlan : ready, Screenwriter One -- A Helen not named Lawson and a friend of Dorothy's : screenwriters two and three -- The casting of the Dolls : "Not since Scarlett O'Hara . . ." -- The casting of the dopes -- Preproduction : gonna dig a valley -- Feuding, fighting, fussing : the filming of the Dolls -- It's Judy! -- (Not so) suddenly Susan -- We'll fix it in post. Right? -- La publiciteĢ : sell it, sister -- Nobody digs the Valley but the public -- Over, under, sideways, down, and beyond the Valley -- Doll parts.
Summary:
"The unbelievable-but-true, inside story of Jacqueline Susann's pop culture icon Valley of the Dolls--the landmark novel and publishing phenomenon, the infamous smash hit film ("the best worst movie ever made"), and Dolls's thriving legacy today"-- Provided by publisher.
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