64 years old (Born on February 28, 1960)
Actress, model; She is famous from Playboy's Playmate of the Month August 1979, Playmate of the Year 1980.
On Stratten`s Playmate data sheet, she listed her major turnoff as "jealous people." Spouse: Paul Snider (1 June 1979 - 14 August 1980) (her death) Interred at Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA, Section D, #170. Snider hired a private detective to follow Stratten around after she moved into Peter Bogdanovich`s Bel Air home. Graduated from Centennial High School in Coquitlam, B.C. in 1978Dorothy Stratten's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Dorothy Stratten
Her tombstone features a quote from Ernest Hemingway`s "A Farewell to Arms." Ironically, Hemingway`s granddaughter Mariel portrayed her in Bob Fosse`s `Star 80 (1983)`.
Bogdanovich married Dorothy`s little sister Louise Stratten.
Is buried 2 1/2 miles away from the Playboy Mansion
Measurements: 36-26-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
The song written in Dorothy`s honor is "Cover Girl" by Prism.
Murdered by husband, Paul Snider.
In high school (c. 1974-1977), she worked at the local Dairy Queen in Vancouver, British Columbia. 2109 East Hastings Street.
In the 1983 Bob Fosse film about the Stratten Tragedy, `Star 80 (1983)` the murder scene was filmed at the actual apartment where young Dorothy died.
Grew up in the East Hastings area in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Playboy Playmate of the Month August 1979.
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams wrote a song dedicated to Dorothy: the poignant "The Best Was Yet to Come." It appears on his 1983 album "Cuts Like a Knife.".
Born in a Salvation Army hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Is portrayed by Jamie Lee Curtis in Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981) (TV)
Has become a minor cult figure with a few movies made about her life and even a song written about her.
Appeared on the cover of the Vancouver Canadians (AAA Pacific Coast League Baseball) program, one month before her death.
Playboy Playmate of the Year 1980.