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Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American drama film directed by Mark Robson and produced by David Weisbart, based on Jacqueline Susann's 1966 novel of the same name. The film stars Barbara Parkins , Patty Duke , and Sharon Tate as three young women who become friends as they struggle to forge careers in the entertainment industry .
Valley of the Dolls: Directed by Mark Robson. With Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate. Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.
Valley of the Dolls is the first novel by American writer Jacqueline Susann. Published in 1966, the book was the biggest selling novel of its year. As of 2016, it has sold more than 31 million copies, making it one of the all-time best-selling fictional works in publishing history.
Summaries. Film version of Jacqueline Susann 's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business. Anne Welles, a bright, brash young New England college grad leaves her Peyton Place-ish small town and heads for Broadway, where she hopes to find an exciting job and sophisticated men.
Synopsis. New Englander Anne Welles arrives in New York City and accepts a secretarial job with a leading theatrical law firm. On her first day, she is present at a Broadway rehearsal when hard-boiled musical comedy star Helen Lawson discharges a talented newcomer, Neely O'Hara, because she threatens to steal the show.
Aug 27, 2018. Rated: C- • Aug 30, 2022. Jul 14, 2022. Mar 29, 2022. In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles (Barbara Parkins) becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm,...
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Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, and Sharon Tate star as three friends attempting to navigate the glamorous, pressurized world of big-time show business—the “valley” is not a place but a narcotized state of mind, and the “dolls” are the pills that rouse them in the morning and knock them out at night.
