Valley of the Dolls

…so that Jacqueline Susann’s novel Valley of the Dolls (1966) and David Reuben’s Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask (1969) were both among the top 20 all-time best sellers of the 20th century in the United States.

…writers as Jacqueline Susann (whose Valley of the Dolls was published in 1966), Collins was at the vanguard of a movement in female-oriented fiction that eschewed the chaste romance conventions established by Barbara Cartland and her ilk in favour of a less-euphemistic, more-uninhibited approach to sexuality. Collins’s next effort, The…

…based on Jacqueline Susann’s salacious best seller about the personal and professional struggles of three women. Although widely panned, the film was a box-office hit, and it developed a cult following for its campy quality, especially the over-the-top performances by Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate, Susan Hayward, and Joey…