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Mae West TV film in development for Dolly Parton
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Reuters
LOS ANGELES: ABC could soon become the network where bust
meets lust. A made-for-TV movie now in development at ABC
would depict the life of Mae West, the original sex goddess,
in a star vehicle being created for country music legend Dolly
Parton, a network official said on Tuesday.
The network,
a unit of Walt Disney Co., would not confirm if Parton has
agreed to the project, but said the movie was being crafted
with the buxom singer in mind.
The film,
which is being made in conjunction with Mandalay Television,
could mark an on-screen comeback of sorts for Parton, who
dazzled moviegoers with her acting in the 1980s with such
films as "Nine to Five" and "The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas." Since then, however, her acting
career has largely foundered, with her appearances limited
to a string of TV movies and small roles in films in which
she played herself. Mae West, a seductive and sometimes vulgar
blond actress with drooping eyelids, aggressive sexuality
and a talent for memorable one-liners, featured in nine movies
before her death in 1980.
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