Valley of the Dolls (TV series)

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Valley of the Dolls
Based on Valley of the Dolls
by Jacqueline Susann
Developed byBill LaMond
Jo LaMond
Starring Sally Kirkland
Melissa De Sousa
Sharon Case
Michael Paul Chan
Composer Inon Zur
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes65
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesTake A Meeting Productions
New World Entertainment
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseJune 13 (1994-06-13) 
September 9, 1994 (1994-09-09)

Valley of the Dolls is an American drama series that aired in Syndication that ran from June 13 until September 9, 1994, and ran for 65 episodes with a running time of around 30 minutes per episode. [1]

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Overview

A 1990s television adaption of the 1966 novel Valley of the Dolls shows the lives of various glamorous women living in Southern California.

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References

  1. Gardner, Eriq (March 16, 2012). "Lawsuit Threatens Lee Daniels' 'Valley of the Dolls' TV Series". The Hollywood Reporter .