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4 unusual facts about Helen Lawson


Helen Lawson

Lawson is described as having been a very successful Broadway star for many years (Lawson is said to be based on the real-life Broadway actress Ethel Merman).

Lawson has made another fictional appearance since in the newly published novel Candy Everybody Wants (2008) by Josh Kilmer-Purcell, where she acts as a mentor to the protagonist Jayson Blocher as he is starting his career in Hollywood as a 15-year-old.

Helen Lawson is a fictional character in the novel Valley of the Dolls written by Jacqueline Susann.

Neely O'Hara

While working on Broadway, she worked in a musical with the legendary Helen Lawson.



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