Morgan Brittany: "Dynasty" copied "Dallas"' clothing??
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Toni
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And her girlfriend Apollonia ended up in "Falcon Crest". Irony of ironies...
Jabari Lamar
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My vote for #1 goes to Mary Crosby. She was just extremely seductive, you could see how she's the kind of woman so hot that you'd cheat on your wife for her, even if your wife is her own sister.
Then I'd say Deborah Shelton. She definitely had undeniable sex appeal.
After that, it's Tina Louis. I mean, come on, it's GINGER!
Rounding out the top 5 it's a tie between Morgan Brittany and Leigh Taylor-Young (Kimberly Cryder). With an honorable mention to Audrey Landers.
I absolutely love Linda Gray as an actress, and her and Larry's chemistry was off the charts, but I never found her especially attractive myself.
Willie Oleson
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That's true, but then again they were just decorations
Taylor Bennett Jr.
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Deborah was obviously beautiful, but it seems like the powers that be (Katzman and/or Larry?) had some kind of disproportionate fascination with her looks. While ostensibly a story of revenge and empowerment, as it dragged on the Valentine Lingerie storyline felt more like "Mandy Winger is so beautiful that any guy who sees her in an ad instantly turns into a drooling idiot willing to plunk down a week's pay on underwear for the missus, and no other model no matter how attractive has the same effect."
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Willie Oleson
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Maybe she was the "Farrah Fawcett" of Dallas?
Snarky Oracle!
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Was Farrah so beautiful that any guy who sees her in an ad instantly turns into a drooling idiot willing to plunk down a week's pay on underwear for the missus ??
Grant Jennings
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I always thought Jaclyn Smith was prettier than Farrah Fawcett. I also think Joyce DeWitt is prettier than Suzanne Sommers. But I'm gay so maybe I'm not the best judge of these things.
Snarky Oracle!
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DallasFanForever
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I agree with Jaclyn over Farrah but not Joyce over Suzanne. And I did think Mandy Winger was very beautiful as well. Wasn’t crazy about the character really but I do think she was one of the most gorgeous women in Dallas.
Grant Jennings
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I watched a couple of episodes and was not impressed. Timothy Patrick Murphy (Mickey from Dallas) was among the cast as was one of the cousins from The Dukes of Hazzard and Arte Johnson (?!). David Birney starred on Glitter after leaving St. Elsewhere after just one season; he apparently was under the misconception that he would be the star and was miffed once he realized it was an ensemble cast. The St. Elsewhere cast and crew are said to have not shed any tears over his departure.
As to Morgan's wardrobe on Glitter, it wasn't especially memorable - a lot of conservative suits and bow-tie blouses typical of the era. One thing I do remember was she changed her hair color for the show, she even mentioned it in interviews. Morgan's hair was changed to a lighter shade of brown.
Monzo
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Glitter premiered when Dallas began it's season 8, meaning viewers still didn't know who shot Bobby. Obviously, there were upfronts in May and Morgan must have joined Glitter in March / April to shoot the pilot when Katherine was still going strong in season 7. Magazines like Variety or soap press must have mentioned that Morgan joined a pilot that was picked up, so wasn't Katherine the obvious shooter for all viewers because she was leaving Dallas anyway?
GillesDenver
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2 episodes on youtube :
DallasFanForever
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She might’ve been the obvious shooter to some people, at least the ones that were privy to her moving over to Glitter, but you have to remember that this was the pre-internet era so I would bet at the time most people were so focused on Dallas that they weren’t giving Glitter a second thought yet. So I would say that her joining another show didn’t exactly spoil the shooting for most fans. Obviously today that would be a different story.
Alexis
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Nolan Miller was friends with Jane Wyman and dressed her I think unofficially a lot of the time. She likely wore some of her own personal wardrobe on screen. You can see some of the suits and blouses she wears are like the ones worn by Barbara Stanwyck on The Colbys.
Monzo
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Thanks again for Glitter episodes! I actually watched the episode guest starring Kathleen Butler, episode 2 overall. It was the entire hour including 80's commercials (nostalgic fun) and previews for other ABC shows like Matt Houston (would love to see it again) and Paper Dolls premiere ("You've heard about it all summer!" Really?).
Glitter seemed more like a clone of Hotel, but Hotel was better. A hostage situation already in episode 2 is not very smart. David Birney is no James Brolin and Morgan Brittany is no Connie Sellecca. After watching one episode I got no idea if Morgan's character is good or if she acts good like Katherine used to do on Dallas. Christopher Mayer is the only main cast member who caught my attention. I had totally forgotten he was on The Dukes of Hazard.
Glitter seemed more like a clone of Hotel, but Hotel was better. A hostage situation already in episode 2 is not very smart. David Birney is no James Brolin and Morgan Brittany is no Connie Sellecca. After watching one episode I got no idea if Morgan's character is good or if she acts good like Katherine used to do on Dallas. Christopher Mayer is the only main cast member who caught my attention. I had totally forgotten he was on The Dukes of Hazard.
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Grant Jennings
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I was going to post something along these lines on the Falcon Crest thread, I think it's the most logical explanation for why Travilla didn't do Falcon Crest in addition to Dallas and Knots Landing. Shirley Cunningham was credited as Wyman's costumer for the entire run of Falcon Crest but I imagine Wyman had a wardrobe budget included in her contract (as Barbara Bel Geddes probably did on Dallas). Jane Wyman frequently wore Nolan Miller for public appearances as well as when she guest starred on shows produced by Aaron Spelling. I don't know what these sketches are from, by the looks of them they're from the 70s.
Nolan Miller's success wasn't only due to has skill as a designer but his diplomacy in dealing with Hollywood-sized egos. Dressing Wyman on Falcon Crest for money but no screen credit was probably the best way to keep both Jane Wyman and Aaron Spelling happy.
I can't imagine Lorimar even considering asking Travilla to design for Susan Sullivan and the other actresses on Falcon Crest knowing that Wyman was already being dressed by Miller - that would have created a bigger catfight than anything that appeared on the nighttime soaps.
Now I'm wondering about Lana Turner, did she also wear Nolan Miller on Falcon Crest?
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