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Oct 11, 2011 · This is something Peter wrote after he had learned details of Dorothy's life and murder. He wrote it full of emotion and anger, and blamed all the other men who had taken advantage of Dorothy. He writes as though he had insight into her private thoughts and only HE knew what she was thinking.
The Killing of the Unicorn: Dorothy Stratten 1960–1980 is a book by Peter Bogdanovich detailing the relationship between Bogdanovich and Dorothy Stratten, the making of They All Laughed and Stratten's murder. There is also criticism of Hugh Hefner and Playboy and its treatment of women.
- United States
- William Morrow
- 1984
- Peter Bogdanovich
Jan 1, 1984 · A bizarre, unclassifiable book. Peter Bogdanovich wrote it after his lover/leading lady Dorothy Stratten -- 1980's Playmate of the Year -- died at the hand of her husband in a particularly gruesome murder-suicide, a tragedy later depicted in Bob Fosse's terrifying and terrific "Star 80."
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Jan 1, 1984 · The Killing of the Unicorn: Dorothy Stratten, 1960-1980. Hardcover – January 1, 1984. The noted film director offers a revealing look at the life of Dorothy Stratten, discussing his love for the murdered actress and the tragic story of her death at the hands of her estranged husband.
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- Peter Bogdanovich
The Killing of the Unicorn. : Peter Bogdanovich. W. Morrow, 1984 - Biography & Autobiography - 186 pages.
- Peter Bogdanovich
- W. Morrow, 1984
- illustrated
Aug 15, 1984 · THE KILLING OF THE UNICORN: Dorothy Stratten, 1960-1980. by Peter Bogdanovich ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 15, 1984. In the last few months before Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten was murdered by her crazed husband, she had a relationship with film-director Bogdanorich--who gives his version of her sad story here, heavy on saccharine (Dorothy-as ...
The story’s basic theme is a metaphor for her own emotional state at the time: A strong-willed young woman is kidnapped by an institution practicing mind control. Brainwashed for hours, she is alternately beaten, humiliated, starved, and raped by men and women.
