Demons of the Girl Next Door ; She Was an Icon of Purity. But Sandra Dee, Who Died This Week, Endured Horrific Abuse, Chronic Addiction and a Doomed Hollywood Marriage
Daily Mail › February 22, 2005
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SANDRA DEE was far more than just a Hollywood teenage queen. She was an American icon who symbolised purity, prettiness and innocence in an increasingly ugly world.
A fragile, candyfloss blonde with a babydoll figure and wide, innocent doe-eyes, she played the dream girl-next-door in films such as Gidget, Take Her She's Mine and The Reluctant Debutante.See the full content of this document
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Demons of the Girl Next Door ; She Was an Icon of Purity. But Sandra Dee, Who Died This Week, Endured Horrific Abuse, Chronic Addiction and a Doomed Hollywood Marriage
A generation of adoring American teenagers worshipped Sandra. When, at the age of 16, she married the musical star Bobby Darin, the couple swiftly took their place as one of Hollywood's golden couples. But Sandra Dee - who died in Los Angeles on Sunday of kidney disease - was not what she seemed.
Behind the health-conscious, clean-living facade was a woman who fought a lif...See the full content of this document
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