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Original Articles

Scandal, critical gossip, and queer failure: Jacqueline Susann, Valley of the Dolls, and star biography

Pages 544-560 | Received 03 Jun 2016, Accepted 22 Jan 2017, Published online: 01 Sep 2017

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