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Dorothy Stratten
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Actor Born: February 28, 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Death: August 14, 1980 in West Los Angeles, CA Biography:The by-now-familiar saga of model-turned-actress Dorothy Stratten waxes utterly heartrending. Slain at only 20 years old, Stratten, in her brief life, left behind one of the more tragic legacies in the history of Hollywood. Her story provided -- and continues to provide -- not only a telling look at the disgusting backwash and the dirty underbelly of the so-called "sexual revolution," but, ironically, a paean to the sacredness and superiority of femininity as so often quashed by that movement. A number of directors (such as Bob Fosse in Star 80) attempted to tell Stratten's story in both feature narrative and documentary form; all fell on their faces -- and into exploitation -- by failing to demonstrate an understanding of the core of hope at the center of the story. To date, the only account to truly catch the essence of Stratten's life is the wonderful memoir written by the late actress' lover and... Full Biography
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