Paul Snider In 1979, Snider partnered with Somen Banerjee and attorney Bruce Nahin to form what would become the male strip club format of Chippendales. In 1980, Stratten was named "Playboy"s Playmate of the Year and was cast in a motion picture, "They All Laughed" (1981) directed by Peter Bogdanovich, with whom she began an affair. Stratten and Snider separated and he hired a private investigator to follow her. On August 14, 1980, Stratten, aged twenty nine, was shot and killed in the West Los Angeles house they had shared. Snider's body was found next to hers. Police believed he raped and
1979 Australian Touring Car Championship 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship The 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars. It began at Symmons Plains and ended at Adelaide International Raceway after eight rounds. The title, which was the 20th Australian Touring Car Championship, was won by Bob Morris driving a Holden Torana. 1979 was the first time since the ATCC went to a championship series in 1969 rather than the single race it had been previously that a single make and model car had won all rounds of the championship with all 8 rounds