Valley of the Dolls Overview:

Valley of the Dolls (1967) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by Mark Robson and produced by David Weisbart and Mark Robson.

Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringJohn WilliamsNominated
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Valley of the Dolls (1967)

By Beatrice on Oct 30, 2019 From Flickers in Time

Valley of the Dolls Directed by Mark Robson Written by Helen Deutsch and Dorothy Kingsley from the novel by Jacqueline Susann 1967/USA Red Lion First viewing/Amazon Instant Neely O’Hara: They work faster. I was expecting a sudsy melodrama with over-the-top acting and that is exactly what I got... Read full article


O Vale das Bonecas (1967) / Valley of the Dolls (1967)

By L? on Aug 23, 2018 From Critica Retro

O Vale das Bonecas (1967) / Valley of the Dolls (1967) Sempre que um livro ? best-seller, seus direitos de adapta??o s?o rapidamente comprados por Hollywood. Isso aconteceu com “O Vale das Bonecas”, um romance que vendeu 10 milh?es de c?pias em seu lan?amento - at? hoje, consider... Read full article


Valley of the Dolls (1967)

on Jun 20, 2014 From Journeys in Classic Film

**This post is written in participation with the 1967 in Film Blogathon hosted by Silver Screenings.** “Was it real? ?Was I there?” ?Dionne Warwick and I appear to be asking the same question?watching??viewing?Valley of the Dolls. ?Based on the best-selling novel of 1966 by Jacqueline Su... Read full article


Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

By Michael on Feb 17, 2014 From Le Mot du Cinephiliaque

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970) Three young women—Kelly MacNamara (Dolly Read), Casey Anderson (Cynthia Myers), and Petronella "Pet" Danforth (Marcia McBroom)—perform in a rock band, The Kelly Affair, managed by Harris Allsworth (David Gurian), Kelly's boyfriend. The... Read full article


Book vs. film: Valley of the Dolls

By Lindsey on Jun 29, 2012 From The Motion Pictures

*This post contains mild spoilers for both the novel and film versions of Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls. I’ve tried to avoid major spoilers as much as possible! (Image via Gayle and Books) Valley of the Dolls, written by Jacqueline Susann, was originally published by Bernard G... Read full article


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Quotes from Valley of the Dolls

Anne Welles: You've got to climb Mount Everest to reach the Valley of the Dolls.


Neely O'Hara: Having FUN kiddies?


Mel: You're spending a lot more time than necessary with that fag.
Neely O'Hara: Ted Casablanca is NOT a fag... and I'm the dame who can prove it.


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Facts about Valley of the Dolls

The Helen Lawson character was based loosely on Ethel Merman and the Neely O'Hara character was based a bit on Betty Hutton. Ethel Merman actually ordered a musical number cut during previews of the show "Panama Hattie" before it opened on Broadway. The singer of that number was Betty Hutton, who was creating quite a sensation with her performance of the song. Just like in "Valley of the Dolls", the producer of the show took Hutton to Hollywood and made her a star to make up for her treatment in the show. (Betty Hutton starred in the film version of Annie Get Your Gun, adapted from the Broadway show starring Ethel Merman.)
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell.
The novel and its movie adaptation are loosely based on novelist Jacqueline Susann's experience as an actress from the late 1930s to the late 1950s.
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