Things got even better for her when she earned a substantial role in the movie they all laughed, a comedy film starring audrey hepburn, ben gazzara and john ritter. Bob fosses feature film, star 80 1983, starred mariel hemingway as stratten and eric roberts as snider. Dorothy stratten was 20 when she was murdered by her estranged husband, paul. Playboy playmate of year in 1980, stratten given name hoogstratten was murdered by husband, paul snider, who then turned the gun on himself. She had rocketed to fame as the playboy playmate of the year.
Dorothy ruth hoogstraten february 28, 1960 august 14, 1980, who took the stage name dorothy stratten. Nov 07, 2015 jamie lee curtis as dorothy stratten in death of a centerfold 1981 full movie part. The dorothy stratten story 1981, jamie lee curtis portrayed stratten and bruce weitz played paul snider. Jamie lee curtis stars as dorothy stratten, here depicted as an ingenuous, highly vulnerable canadian girl who aspires to show business stardom. The saga of modelturnedactress dorothy stratten is, by now, a familiar tale. Wilcox signed the paperwork at midnight and beat out hugh hefner and mgm. Espanol suomi italiano nederlands norsk bokmal polski portugues. The dorothy stratten story is a surfacy tvmovie rehash of the same reallife events which inspired the 1980 theatrical feature star 80. Playmate of the month, movie deals, a luxurious life in l. Dorothy stratten if people bring so much courage to. Slain at only 20 years old, stratten led a brief and tragic life. The death of dorothy stratten comes as a shock to us all.
Stratten s story was told in the films death of a centerfold. Dorothy strattens story was brief, glorious and tragic. Also included is a copy of her death certificate, as well as that of snider. Jun 14, 2015 dorothy stratten crime scene bing images. Jun 14, 2015 jun 14, 2015 dorothy stratten crime scene bing images. She is the bestselling author of four books and lives in new yorks greenwich village with her husband, author, steven levy, a senior writer at wired.
Dorothy stratten, a beautiful actress and playboy playmate, was shotgunned to death at age 20 by paul snider, her controlfreak manager and husband, who then turned the shotgun on himself. The horrific murder of a playboy playmate on the verge of. Strattens story was told in the films death of a centerfold. It spawned 2 movies including the gripping classic, star 80, books including the killing of the unicorn. Aug 01, 2019 in 1981 jamie lee curtis played stratten in death of a centerfold, a television film about strattens life and death. As playboys playmate of the year with a film and a television career of increasing importance, her professional future was a bright one. It was 1978 and, at the time, those who knew them said snider saw an. Anyone who lived during the time of the brutal killing and tragic loss of playboy playmate dorothy stratten, probably will never forget how utterly shocking and saddening it truly was. Born dorothy ruth hoogstraten on february 28, 1960, in a cow town outside of vancouver, canada, dorothy along with two siblings was abandoned by her workingclass father at an early age, leaving her mother, nelly.
There have been two movies made about the tragic life and death of dorothy stratten. On strattens playmate data sheet, she listed her major turnoff as jealous people. In a sick twist that could only come from hollywood, peter bogdanovich would eventually marry dorothy s younger sister, louise. Dorothy ruth hoogstraten february 28, 1960 august 14, 1980, known professionally as dorothy stratten, was a canadian playboy playmate, model, and actress. Ive always liked this movie with jamie lee curtis as dorothy stratten. The life and death of the playboy centerfold modelactress dorothy stratten. Jamie lee curtis plays famed model dorothy stratten in this madefortv biopic. Thats a lot to handle for dorothy stratten, who little more than a year before was. The dorothy stratten story 1981 seedy hustler paul snider bruce weitz marries and manages the canadian sex symbol jamie lee curtis, then kills her. The story of how playmate dorothy stratten was murdered. Bogdanovich married strattens younger sister, louise, who was born in 1968, a year after bogdanovichs own daughter.
Dorothy ruth hoogstraten who took the stage name dorothy stratten was a gorgeous, canadian platinum blonde with a figure that could stop traffic. Murder house playboys most loved playmate 1252018 duration. To date, his public profession of grief has been contained in a press release. Beating out the bob fosse version star 80 by nearly two years this telling of the tragic story of playboy centerfold dorothy stratten the starryeyed canadian teenager who went to hollywood seeking stardom gave jamie lee curtis her first tv starring role and bruce weitz belker on hill street blues his as seedy promoter paul snider who promised the girl a career both as a star. The dorothy stratten story is corny, melodramatic and completely over the top. Two movies were made about her life star 80 and death of a centerfold. The dorothy stratten story 1981 12 out of 4 decent madefortv drama shows dorothy stratten jamie lee curtis going from a small town waitress to the playmate of the year. Later, wilcox developed the story and pitched it to mgm where he had a production development deal and subsequently to nbc. The death of playboy playmate dorothy stratten world documentary films hd. The untold story of dorothy stratten playboy playmate. Death of a centerfold, as often happens with tv movies. Abc news 2020 takes a look at the story of dorothy stratten, who was just 20 years old when she was murdered by her estranged husband.
Born dorothy ruth hoogstraten on february 28, 1960, in a cow town outside of vancouver, canada, dorothy along with two siblings was abandoned by her workingclass father at an early age, leaving her mother, nelly, to raise the children. Stratten was named playmate of the year in that issue. The dorothy stratten story is a 1981 american madefortelevision and biographical film, optioned by larry wilcox and his company wilcox productions. I have been a dorothy fan for many years and this is one of the best documentaries about her life. Death of a playmate won the 1981 pulitzer prize for feature writing. Stratten was stricken with strange sociopathic snider. Stratten was born in a salvation army hospital in vancouver, british columbia, to simon and nelly hoogstraten, who were. Summary playmate of the month, movie deals, a luxurious life in l. The dorothy stratten story 1981, starring jamie lee curtis and bruce weitz, and star 80 1983, based on carpenters article, starring mariel hemingway and eric roberts and directed by bob fosse. In a sick twist that could only come from hollywood, peter bogdanovich would eventually marry dorothys younger sister, louise. Jun 14, 2015 august 14, 1980 reigning playboy playmate of the year, model, and actress dorothy stratten is murdered at the age of 20 by her estranged husbandmanager paul snider. Decked out with a generous toupee, bruce weitz costars as paul snyder, the fringie who. Feb 17, 2016 the death of playboy playmate dorothy stratten world documentary films hd. Stratten was the playboy playmate of the month for august 1979 and playmate of the year in 1980.
Jamie lee curtis as dorothy stratten in death of a centerfold 1981 full movie part 23. August 14, 1980 reigning playboy playmate of the year, model, and actress dorothy stratten is murdered at the age of 20 by her estranged husbandmanager paul snider. She landed guest roles on tv shows such as buck rodgers and fantasy island. Jamie lee curtis portrayed stratten and bruce weitz played paul snider in the 1981 television film death of a centerfold.
It shows very tasteful footage of dorothys playboy photo sessions, interviews. Dorothy appeared in several b and c movies including autumn born 1979 and galaxina 1980, drawing critical praise for her acting ability despite the. The dorothy stratten story full movie in hd visit the life and death of the \\ death of a. Mysterious death of a playboy playmate dorothy stratten. In 1983, mariel hemingway starred as dorothy stratten in the film about her tragic life, called star 80. Scooter willabee crime ufo unexplained mysteries unexplained phenomena matou mystery of history cold case ghost stories scary stories strange stories. Dorothy stratten biography, movie highlights and photos. The tragic death of playboy playmate dorothy stratten l. Listen, download this episode, or find on itunes our dead blondes season concludes with the story of dorothy stratten. Stratten was born in a salvation army hospital in vancouver, british columbia, to simon and nelly hoogstraten, who were dutch immigrants. May 05, 2017 jamie lee curtis as dorothy stratten in death of a centerfold 1981 full movie part. Dorothy stratten on the june 1980 issue of playboy magazine. Curtis is genuinely good, reed like usual, pretty much plays himself and weitz is a world class scenerychewer.
Later, wilcox developed the story and pitched it to mgm where he had a production development deal. Of course, it is very sad about what happened to her. It is a long time since i saw star 80, so i will not attempt a comparison of the merits of the two films. Stratten appeared in three comedy films and in at least two episodes of shows broadcast on us network television.
Dorothy stratten had the world at her fingertips in 1980. The untold story of dorothy stratten playboy playmate documentary movies. Dorothy is a new series of works by vancouverbased artist myfanwy macleod. Dorothy was the epitome of the perfect playmate a small town, cornfed, girlnextdoor beauty but she wanted more than just to be seen as beautiful or a sex symbol. For the role, hemingway even went so far as to have breast augmentation to fully bring stratten to life on the screen. Discovered by future husband paul snider bruce weitz while working at an ice cream parlor as a teenager in canada, stratten shot to fame as a playboy centerfold before it all came to a tragic end at the hands of the disturbed, controlling snider. The death of playboy playmate dorothy stratten world. Jamie lee curtis as dorothy stratten in death of a centerfold 1981 full movie part 33. Director gabrielle beaumont gives it a straightforward style and a solid pace but.
Bob fosses feature film, star 80 1983, starred mariel hemingway as stratten and eric roberts as snider in 1983, film critic vincent canby wrote, miss stratten possessed a charming screen. Death of dorothy stratten playboy documentary youtube. Star 80 was filmed in the same house where the murdersuicide took place. But they separated in 2001 and would eventually divorce. The dorothy stratten story is a 1981 american madefortelevision biographical drama film, optioned by larry wilcox and his company wilcox productions. Find them all here, plus the hottest sex scenes from movies and television when you visit mr. Bob fosses feature film star 80 1983 starred mariel hemingway as stratten and eric roberts as snider. Stratten, a natural beauty, begins her career thanks in large part. Dorothy stratten was the 1980 playboy playmate of the year who was murdered by her abusive, possessive,estranged, husband. In 1981 jamie lee curtis played stratten in death of a centerfold, a television film about strattens life and death.
Sep 29, 2017 the death of dorothy stratten comes as a shock to us all. In it, bogdanovich traces the roots of the male fantasy of the innocent girlnextdoor turned. Her 22 page autopsy report is, as one would expect, very detailed, and includes some rather gruesome observations by the coroner. Thats a lot to handle for dorothy stratten, who little more than a year before was a 17yearold working in an ice cream shop.
Paul sniders naked body laid strewn on the floor with a similar. Peter bogdanovich wrote it after his loverleading lady dorothy stratten 1980s playmate of the year died at the hand of her husband in a particularly gruesome murdersuicide, a tragedy later depicted in bob fosses terrifying and terrific star 80. As playboys playmate of the year with a film and a television career of increasing importance, her professional future was a. Dorothy stratten, the current playmate of the year, lie naked on the bed, killed by a closerange shotgun blast to her face. While the story is the same one as is portrayed by the much higherprofile star 80, i prefer this version. Coaxed into nude modeling by paul snider, her sleazy boyfriendturnedhusband, 18 yearold stratten was seized on by playboy as the heir apparent to marilyn monroe. Stratten, a natural beauty, begins her career thanks in large part to a con man bruce weitz that she meets.
With jamie lee curtis, bruce weitz, robert reed, mitchell ryan. Its even more to handle for paul snider, the ambitious wheelerdealer who discovers her, puts her on a path of fame and fortuneand takes it all. The dorothy stratten story cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Dorothy stratten s story was brief, glorious and tragic.
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