| Dorothy Stratten | |
|---|---|
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Mays |
| Succeeded by | Vicki McCarty |
| Playmate of the Year | |
| 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Monique St. Pierre |
| Succeeded by | Terri Welles |
| Born | February 28, 1960 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Died | August 14, 1980 (aged 20) |
| Measurements | Bust: 36" Waist: 24" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. Dorothy Mays (born July 24, 1957 in Nuremberg Germany is an American model and actress. Vicki McCarty Iovine (born Vicki McCarty on 13 January 1954 in Los Angeles California is an American model, writer and lawyer Monique St Pierre (born November 25 1953 is a German -born American model and actress. Terri Welles (born Terri Knepper November 21 1956 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress and Adult model. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) 75 m) |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg/8. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 8 st) |
Dorothy Stratten (born Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten) (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980) was a Canadian model and actress. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
She found fame as the Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playmate of the Year for 1980. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. She's the second Playmate (after Lee Ann Michelle) who was born in the 1960s. Lee Ann Michelle (born March 17, 1960 in Surrey England) is an English model and actress. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Stratten afterwards began a modestly successful acting career.
She was murdered at age 20 by her estranged husband, an act that was the basis of two motion pictures. Stratten and Carol Willis are the only two Playmates who died within a year and a half after their Playboy appearance, both aged 20, the youngest a Playmate died. Carol Willis ( April 17, 1951 &ndash November 24, 1971) was an American model.
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Biography
Stratten was born in a Salvation Army hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Simon and Nelly Hoogstraten, Dutch immigrants. The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. Her parents had married in Holland in 1954. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of In 1961 her brother John Arthur was born, and sister Louise Stratten was born in May 1968. Louise Beatrice Stratten, also referred to as " LB" born on May 8 1968 in Vancouver British Columbia Canada is the younger sister of the murdered Playboy
She grew up and attended Centennial High School in Coquitlam. Coquitlam (koʊˈkwɪtləm is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. In 1977, while working part-time in a local Dairy Queen, she met a Vancouver-area promoter named Paul Snider (then 26), who coaxed her into sending photos to Playboy. Dairy Queen, often abbreviated to DQ, is a international chain of Ice cream and Fast food restaurants Its first location was founded in Paul Leslie Snider ( April 15, 1951 – August 14, 1980) was the estranged husband of Playboy model Dorothy Stratten, whom Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Stratten forged her mother's signature on the model release form.
In 1979, after changing her surname to Stratten, she became Playboy's Miss August. She also found work as a Bunny at the Los Angeles Playboy Club. A Playboy Bunny is a waitress at the Playboy Club. The Playboy Clubs were originally open from 1960–1988 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A Playboy Club was originally one of a chain of nightclubs owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises until 1991 with the first club opening at 116 E In 1980, she became Playboy's Playmate of the Year. For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. Her original pictorial was photographed by Mario Casilli. Mario A Casilli ( January 22, 1931 - April 25, 2002) was a photographer for Playboy magazine
In June, 1979, she married Snider in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally The couple's relationship quickly deteriorated, as Snider became prone to fits of jealousy and bizarre, controlling behavior; he constantly took credit for Stratten's fame, stating that he was the reason for her success, and repeatedly attempted to usurp her fame when in the presence of celebrities.
Hugh Hefner reportedly encouraged Stratten to sever ties with Snider, calling him a "hustler and a pimp. Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9 1926 is an American Magazine Publisher, and best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine A pimp (also called fleshmonger) finds and manages clients for Prostitutes and engages them in Prostitution (in Brothels in most cases and " Rosanne Katon and other friends warned Stratten about Snider's behavior. Rosanne Katon (born February 5, 1954) is an American model, actress, comedian and activist By August of 1980, Snider's personality had turned obsessive. He hired a private detective to follow Stratten and report back to him everything she did. A private investigator or private detective (often shortened to PI or private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake Stratten meanwhile developed a relationship with director Peter Bogdanovich, with whom she began having an affair. Peter Bogdanovich ( Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Богдановић Latin: Petar Bogdanović (born July 30, 1939, is an American Snider and Stratten separated and Stratten moved in with Bogdanovich. Stratten had also made plans to file for divorce from Snider. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage.
Murder
On August 14, 1980, Snider and Stratten met at Snider's duplex, in which the couple had once lived along with their friend, Dr. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Stephen Cushner. Cushner still lived in the home with his girlfriend and his girlfriend's best friend, but Cushner and the women were all out for the day when Stratten showed up at the home. What exactly transpired is unknown; at noon, Snider's private investigator called the apartment. He was aware that Stratten and Snider were meeting, and wanted to make sure that everything was going smoothly. Snider told the detective "Everything is going fine" and hung up.
At 5:00 p. m. , Cushner's girlfriend and her friend arrived home to find Stratten's car in the driveway. The door to Snider's room was closed and Stratten was nowhere to be seen; the women assumed that the two were in the bedroom and wanted privacy. They stayed until 6:00 p. m. to watch the news, then left at 6:30.
At 7:00 p. m. , Cushner arrived home and found Stratten's car in the driveway. He assumed that Snider and Stratten wanted privacy. One hour later, at 8:00 p. m. , Cushner's girlfriend and her friend arrived back home from dinner. At 11:00 p. m. , the private investigator called Cushner. According to the investigator, Snider had given him instructions to periodically check in over the course of the day, but Snider hadn't answered his private line for some time. The investigator told Cushner that he believed something was wrong and that someone needed to check on Snider and Stratten.
Shortly after 11:00 p. m. , Cushner entered Snider's room. There he discovered Stratten dead from a gunshot wound to the head and Snider from a self-inflicted gunshot. [1] Peter Bogdanovich's movie They All Laughed (in which he had cast Stratten) received such bad press surrounding her death that no studio wanted to release it. For the 1937 song by George and Ira Gershwin see They All Laughed (song They All Laughed is a 1981 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich Bogdanovich financed the release personally, but the movie proved to be a box office failure.
Dorothy Stratten is buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
References to Stratten
Jamie Lee Curtis portrayed Stratten in the 1981 television film Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story. Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film
Stratten's tragic story was portrayed in Bob Fosse's 1983 film Star 80 starring Mariel Hemingway (Stratten) and Eric Roberts (Snider). Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse ( June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American Musical theater Choreographer and Star 80 is a 1983 film about the true story of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her estranged husband Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American actress. Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18 1956 is an American actor The movie was filmed in the very same house where the actual murder/suicide occurred.
Peter Bogdanovich wrote a book about her titled The Killing of the Unicorn that was released in the Summer of 1984. Peter Bogdanovich ( Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Богдановић Latin: Petar Bogdanović (born July 30, 1939, is an American He later married her sister, Louise. They divorced in 2001.
Fellow British Columbian Bryan Adams co-wrote two songs about Stratten. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock The first, titled "Cover Girl" became a hit for the band Prism in 1980 and the second titled "The Best Was Yet to Come," written with Jim Vallance, appeared on Adams' 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife and was later covered by Laura Branigan. Prism is a Canadian rock band formed in Vancouver in 1976. It has had a variety of lineups including Ron Tabak (vocals James Douglas Vallance, born May 31 1952 in Chilliwack British Columbia, is a Canadian musician and songwriter who has co-written with Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Cuts Like a Knife is the third studio album by the Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry
Filmography
Following her appearance in Playboy, Stratten launched a modest acting career, appearing in five movies before her death:
- Skatetown USA (1979)
- Americathon (1979)
- Autumn Born (1979)
- Galaxina (1980) - her only starring role
- They All Laughed (1981) - released posthumously
She also appeared on television in Fantasy Island, the "Cruise Ship to the Stars" episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Americathon (also known as Americathon 1998) is a 1979 comedy starring John Ritter, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert Galaxina is a low-budget 1980 American Science fiction movie, best remembered for its lead actress Playboy Playmate The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens For the 1937 song by George and Ira Gershwin see They All Laughed (song They All Laughed is a 1981 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. This article is about the television series For the Amusement park, see Martin's Fantasy Island or Fantasy Island UK Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962
See also
References
- ^ Peter Biskind, Easy Riders Raging Bulls (Bloomsbury, 1998), pp 388-389. This list of people in Playboy 1970&ndash1979 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in Playboy Magazine during the years This list of people in Playboy 1980&ndash1989 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in Playboy Magazine during the years
External links
- Dorothy Stratten at Playboy.com
- Dorothy Stratten at the Internet Movie Database
- Dorothy Stratten at TV.com
- Dorothy Stratten Tribute site
- Dorothy's Forum, A place to share memories of Dorothy
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