Dorothy Stratten The Legend Begins
February, 1982
On August 11, 1980, our reigning Playmate of the Year, Dorothy Stratten, a beautiful and talented woman, was killed by her estranged husband, Paul Snider, who then killed himself.The press coverage was intense and varied, ranging from the objective to the perversely speculative. We told the story, accurately and in detail, in our May 1981 issue. We got an astonishing number of expressions of sympathy.Others in the media saw in Dorothy's story dramatic potential for films and books. A lovely actr...
