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Death of a starlet podcast4/2/2023 When she starred in the comedy They All Laughed alongside Audrey Hepburn, Stratten’s life seemed to have taken a turn both for the better - and ultimately, worse. “I said to her that he had a ‘pimp-like quality’ about him.” Hugh Hefnerīy that January, Stratten’s career was taking her further from the likes of Snider. She was named Playmate of the Year in 1980. Then came the jealousy.ĭorothy Stratten made frequent visits to the Playboy Mansion, the home of Hugh Hefner. The couple rented a posh apartment in West L.A. His dreams for his wife were really his dreams for himself: He wanted to ride on the coattails of her burgeoning fame. Snider never let his wife control much of anything. Stratten was willing, saying that she “can’t ever imagine myself being with any other man but Paul,” but the relationship was far from truly mutual. Paul Snider constantly reminded Dorothy Stratten that the two had a “lifetime bargain” and persuaded her to marry him in Las Vegas in June of 1979, just 18 months after meeting her. Getty Images Dorothy Stratten with Hugh Hefner. After a few near-misses with the law and women who stole from him, he ran back to Vancouver where he met his future wife. Snider ended up in Los Angeles where he tried pimping on the fringe of Beverly Hills society. He finally lost a lot of money to loan sharks and the Rounder Crowd hung him by his ankles from the 30th floor of a hotel. Nobody trusted him that much and he was scared to death of drugs. But the Jewish punk with a black corvette could never quite pull off the big score when it came to drugs because he actually hated drugs.Ī fellow gang member said this about Snider: “He never touched. He had a legitimate business as a promoter for auto shows at the Pacific National Exhibition but he wanted more, so he turned to the Rounder Crowd, a drug gang in Vancouver. His Star of David necklace earned him the nickname the “Jewish Pimp.” He began to frequent nightclubs with his dashing good looks and perfectly groomed mustache. Within a year, Snider bulked up and caught the attention of the ladies. He was skinny and slight, so he started working out. His parents divorced when he was a young boy and he dropped out of school after seventh grade to fend for himself. Snider grew up in Vancouver’s rough East End where he had to make his own way. The Early Years Of Paul Snider, The “Jewish Pimp”īorn in 1951 in Vancouver, Paul Snider led a life of hustling, no thanks to the circumstances of his early life. Unfortunately, she fell in love with the wrong man. Stratten was supposed to become the next Marilyn Monroe. Twitter The wedding portrait of Dorothy Stratten and Paul Snider.
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