Jacqueline Susann's Open Door Jacqueline Susann's Open Door Jacqueline Susann's Open Door is an American discussion show hosted by Jacqueline Susann, later to become famous as the author of "Valley of the Dolls". It aired nationally on the DuMont Television Network between May 7 and June 18, 1951. Each week Susann would interview celebrities. Sam Chase's review of the program in the June 2, 1951, issue of "Billboard" illustrated the significance of the program's title: "Purpose of the show is to try to open the door to a job for people with capabilities who have had difficulties getting themselves located. ... Two of her
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 2001, the "Village Voice" named the film #87 on its list of the 100 Greatest Films of the Century. Jacqueline Susann later sued Fox for $10 million for damaging her reputation by making the film, saying it was "sex exploitation film, employs total nudity and is scandalous of content." As a result, the studio placed a disclaimer at the beginning of the film informing the audience that the two films were not intended to be connected. Posters for the movie read, "This is not a sequel—there has never been anything like it". The suit did not go to trial until