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 I can honestly, and proudly, say that I never was on the casting couch. Oh, of course there have been advances from certain men in the movie industry, but nothing overwhelming. It`s good to have a manager who shares your interests, or goals. You can presumably trust a husband. I don`t know if it`s the best way to work. I really shouldn`t discuss this.
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I never had any qualms about posing nude. The human body was always an attractive figure to me, that is, if it was in healthy shape, and young.
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I think I had a more European outlook about the body and sex. The body is in no way dirty, and sex is something beautiful to give to and share with a lover. It has nothing to do with promiscuity, because I only believe in being in love with one man at a time.
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If someone`s going to talk about me, I`d want it to be positively. The way many write, you`d think only bad things were interesting. If we don`t think positive, what`s the use? It`s a lot more fun, you know.
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A woman goes to bed with a man if she is attracted; if she primarily does it for personal gain, what can you call it but prostitution?
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Looks are temporary and don`t mirror what`s inside. And usually, a great looking man is so vain. Maybe most good-looking women are too. I hope I`m not!
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In a way, I`m like Will Rogers, never having met a man I really disliked. I`m not a vamp. I just like men.
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I don`t think a powerful man would be interesting unless he`d be nice, attractive, with or without the power. Men are interested in powerful men. Women are interested in terrific men!
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I think if you work as an actress and are supposed as a character to be in love with some actor, then to some extent you do have to be in love with him.
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Trivia
Appeared on the cover of the Vancouver Canadians (AAA Pacific Coast League Baseball) program, one month before her death.
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Is portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis in Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981) (TV)
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Is buried 2 1/2 miles away from the Playboy Mansion
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Grew up in the East Hastings area in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Her tombstone features a quote from Ernest Hemingway`s "A Farewell to Arms." Ironically, Hemingway`s granddaughter Mariel portrayed her in Bob Fosse`s `Star 80 (1983)`.
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Canadian rocker Bryan Adams wrote a song dedicated to Dorothy: the poignant "The Best Was Yet to Come." It appears on his 1983 album "Cuts Like a Knife.".
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Graduated from Centennial High School in Coquitlam, B.C. in 1978
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Measurements: 36-26-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
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On Stratten`s Playmate data sheet, she listed her major turnoff as "jealous people."
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Snider hired a private detective to follow Stratten around after she moved into Peter Bogdanovich`s Bel Air home.
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Born in a Salvation Army hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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In the 1983 Bob Fosse film about the Stratten Tragedy, `Star 80 (1983)` the murder scene was filmed at the actual apartment where young Dorothy died.
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The song written in Dorothy`s honor is "Cover Girl" by Prism.
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Has become a minor cult figure with a few movies made about her life and even a song written about her.
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Bogdanovich married Dorothy`s little sister Louise Stratten.
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Dated director/actor Peter Bogdanovich.
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In high school (c. 1974-1977), she worked at the local Dairy Queen in Vancouver, British Columbia. 2109 East Hastings Street.
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Interred at Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA, Section D, #170.
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Murdered by husband, Paul Snider.
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Playboy Playmate of the Year 1980.
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Playboy Playmate of the Month August 1979.
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Spouse: Paul Snider (1 June 1979 - 14 August 1980) (her death)
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