Then I take Josie out again, come back, work until eight. I come back and go into the den-the torture chamber, I call it-and I’m there until five. When I’m writing, I’m not doing anything else. While critics (including a withering Gloria Steinem) disparaged her writing, no one could criticize her work ethic. Purdy marveled at Susann’s incredible drive. The cheery interview covered her career as an actress and her earlier writing efforts (a biography about her poodle, Josephine). Purdy interviewed her for The Saturday Evening Post as the publication of her second novel neared. In 1968, at the height of Jacqueline Susann’s success, Ken W. Her last words to her husband were, “Hey doll, let’s get out of here.” Sadly, her life was cut short by cancer she died in 1974 at age 56. To date, her novel has sold more than 31 million copies, making it one of the top sellers of all time (more than either Gone with the Wind or The Purpose Driven Life). A year later, it was made into a movie, which was a box office smash. At one point, it was selling 100,000 copies every 24 hours. Despite negative reviews, the story of three women trying to make it in show business became the best-selling novel of 1966. In February of 1966, Jaqueline Susann published her first novel, Valley of the Dolls.
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