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Valley of the gals.


It's never too late for those pesky gay rumors. The most recent dirt from the grave is about Jacqueline Susann Jacqueline Susann (August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 21, 1974, New York City) was an American author known for her best selling novels. Her most notable work was Valley of the Dolls  and Ethel Merman Noun 1. Ethel Merman - United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)
Merman
. Both women were married to men but loved each other as well, hinted the USA Network made-for-TV biopic bi·o·pic  
n.
A film or television biography, often with fictionalized episodes.


biopic
Noun

Informal a film based on the life of a famous person [bio(graphical) + pic(ture)]
 Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story, which premiered December 9. Not to be outdone out·do  
tr.v. out·did , out·done , out·do·ing, out·does
To do more or better than in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel.
, the National Enquirer's online edition followed suit shortly thereafter with a juicy Merman-Susann "outing" of its own.

Could this sapphic story be true? Not likely, says Richard Lamparski, author of the Whatever Became of ...? series of celebrity trivia books.

"I knew George Eells, who wrote Merman's final biography," Lamparski told The Buzz. "I knew people who worked with Jackie Susann. They said plenty about both of them but never that."
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Date:Feb 2, 1999
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