StStephen Rebello is a screenwriter, journalist, and the author of such books as Reel Art: Great Posters from the Golden Age of the Silver Screen, which was honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1999. Rebello explains how Susann's "mink-and-mascara-lined kitsch milestone" tapped an audience who didn't normally read books.This book is so padded it could pass for an '80s power suit.This book is so padded it could pass for an '80s power suit.Ding dong.

Start by marking “Dolls! Dolls! DOLLS! So I knew I'd be going into this book with a bias. )Yes I did it to myself--dreck. Light frothy fun with some information that I didn’t already know. We’d love your help. All Rights Reserved.

She was one of those ubiquitous personalities that out of sheer force of will turned herself into a household name. Later, adjusting to life in the White House was a formidable challenge for the self-described “control freak”—not to mention the difficulty of sparing their daughters the ugly side of politics and preserving their privacy as much as possible. Much of what I knew of the film behind the scenes came from Susann's biographer, but if you are an aspiring Valley superfan there's some good stuff here.

Through it all, Obama remained determined to serve with grace and help others through initiatives like the White House garden and her campaign to fight childhood obesity. : Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time” as Want to Read: Thanks to relentless and imaginative self-promotion, VALLEY stayed on the New York Times bestseller list more than a year and, at its peak, sold 100,000 copies a day. But, to me, the most important part of this puzzle is the author’s cadence, style and familiarity with his subject. My Kindle has manyIf you’ve read the novel and have seen the movie, like me, and liked both, this is the backstory you will appreciate. Dolls! Maybe I need to read it again and then see the movie! In these strange days of quarantine and isolation, books can be a mode of transport. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. With her characteristic candor and dry wit, she recounts the story of her fateful meeting with her future husband. Full disclosure #1: I watch The Valley of the Dolls once a year or so and have read the book more than a few times (and most recently listened to the audiobook). Dolls! Dolls! DOLLS! Dolls! (And now I will admit that I've never seen the movie, but I have read the book more than once. I remember my parents going to see the movie the year it came out and telling me “it’s for grownups.” That was all I needed to hear. Memorable reading for die-hard devotees and those seeking to relive all the breathless histrionics. Even though she may not have been a great writer, Rebello succeeds in making Jacqueline Susann seem like a fascinating character.A very entertaining, dishy romp through the Hollywood of the 1960s, a time when sexual favors for professional advancement were traded in an open-air market.If you’ve read the novel and have seen the movie, like me, and liked both, this is the backstory you will appreciate. As the author amply shows, her can-do attitude was daunted at times by racism, leaving her wondering if she was good enough. Dolls!
Dolls! I remember my parents going to see the movie the year it came out and telling me “it’s for grownups.” That was all I needed to hear.

Stephen Rebello adapted for the screen Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho as the basis of Hitchcock, the Fox Searchlight dramatic feature motion picture starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Toni Collette, James D’Arcy, Danny Huston, Ralph Macchio, and Michael Wincott. Selling over thirty-one million copies worldwide, it revolutionized overnight the way books got sold, thanks to the tireless and canny self-promoting Susann. 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. Published

: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All TimeFull disclosure #1: I watch The Valley of the Dolls once a year or so and have read the book more than a few times (and most recently listened to the audiobook). Dolls! Prior to writing VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, she had a son with severe autism, and she received a cancer diagnosis resulting in a radical mastectomy. Dolls! We may have to stay home and stay still, but through t...Dolls! by If you want to know all about everything VotD, this is the book for you. If there is a villain in Rebello’s telling of the Valley Of The Dolls cinematic journey, it’s director Mark Robson, hired for his experience helming the movie version of the similarly scandalous Peyton Place.

Based in Los Angeles, he has contributed feature stories to such magazines as Cosmopolitan, GQ, More, and The Advocate, and currently serves as a Playboy contributing editor.