The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story

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The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1980 investigative article by Teresa Carpenter that chronicles the life, career, and tragic murder of Playboy model and actress Dorothy Stratten.

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instanceOf investigative article
magazine article
author Teresa Carpenter NERFINISHED
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing NERFINISHED
awardYear 1981
basedOnEvent murder of Dorothy Stratten
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes career of Dorothy Stratten
life of Dorothy Stratten
murder of Dorothy Stratten
focusesOn Playboy model Dorothy Stratten NERFINISHED
actress Dorothy Stratten NERFINISHED
genre journalism
true crime
hasMainCharacter Dorothy Stratten NERFINISHED
hasSecondarySubject Hugh Hefner NERFINISHED
Paul Snider NERFINISHED
hasTitle The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story NERFINISHED
influenced later portrayals of Dorothy Stratten in film and television
language English
mainTheme cost of fame
power imbalance in relationships
rise and fall of a young celebrity
notableFor critical portrayal of celebrity culture
detailed narrative style
investigative depth
portrays Hollywood and Playboy culture of the late 1970s
relationship between Dorothy Stratten and Paul Snider
publicationType magazine feature
publicationYear 1980
setting Los Angeles
Playboy Mansion NERFINISHED
subject Dorothy Stratten NERFINISHED
timePeriodCovered 1970s
1980
topic Playboy magazine NERFINISHED
celebrity culture
fame and exploitation
violence against women

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