She was a very smart woman and really handles this interview with class, intelligence and is well spoken. She was such a modern woman and seems way ahead of her time with her views.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!!!! Amazing woman, who really initiated the concept in my opinion of the "Modern Woman" (you know it got women thinking and wanting answers), she was a revelation!!! It's funny how times have changed she would be viewed as a Goddess these days. She never got the credit she deserved, such a shame we lost her so young.
What a fantastic interview. Jackie was one hell of a lady. She had such charisma and was a fantastic writer. Valley Of The Dolls is one of my ultimate favourite books. It's heartbreaking to think that she was already battling her last bout of cancer. She looks so vibrant.
" To me, a writers greatest thing is communication to the public. And I'm only interested in the public. And I'm only interested in the public. If they are turned on by my book, then I consider it a success, I don't keep a scrapbook of literary critics" -This is brilliant
In this interview, Jacqueline Susann comes across as professional, engaging, thoughtful and committed to her writing, which included what was then an unusual component (an author being interested in marketing and sales) and now expected. The final question is poignant, knowing that she was battling the return of the cancer that eventually claimed her life. Her books give pleasure still and reflect the ambivalence of their historical moment, as well as our attitudes towards celebrities and success. And it's also a pleasure to hear her very distinctive voice. It makes one wish that she would've lived to have been interviewed by someone thoughtful like Terry Gross.
Thanks so much for this upload, Jacqueline Susann was not only talented, exceptionally beautiful, she was funny as hell, so far ahead of her time, she had a husband that not only loved her but adored her too, there is a difference, may she rest in peace.
Jacqueline Susann was soooo ahead of her time. She was beautiful, classy and smart, and dealt with constant attacks on her writing style and story themes. But that was because she was breaking ground and pushing the envelop. She challenged the historical and traditional oppression of women and even in this interview, she says women should get equal pay. Her women characters were bold, feminine, savvy and strong.
I've always admired Jackie. She was brilliant and very funny. She was the firsts author to have 3 books in a row at #1 on the bestseller list. She was diagnosed with lung cancer at this time and Jackie handled it all with class and discretion. She never wanted to be pitied or have anyone feel sorry for her. Jackie suffered from depression, had the tragedy of a profoundly autistic son, she was a total failure as an actress. However, she never quit. She never gave up. What she achieved was incredible!
JS was a down to earth superstar, talented to beat the band and someone I would give anything to have chatted with for 10 minutes. Absolutely facinating.
Today, everyone goes on talk shows hawking their books, perfumes, etc and here, it seems like it was such a weird concept for her to promote her book. Jackie changed the way books are sold!
Way ahead of her time and a great writer. I learned so much about show biz and life when I was 16 just by reading everything she wrote. I also met her husband Irving at the Waldorf a few years after she passed. I told him how Jackie had enhanced and changed my world.
Jacqueline was such an intelligent, lovely women. The press and interviewers were so rude to her, she was an extremely talented author. Rest in peace lovely Jacqueline
I have always been a Jackie Susann fan. This is one of her best interviews. The host was such a bitch trying to bait Jackie and insult her. Jackie was so bright she was able to answer every challenge in a warm loving way and was able to draw the attention back to her books and fictional creations. Jackie had inoperable lung cancer at this time. Had undergone chemotherapy and radiation. She was scared to death but never showed it. She was brave, sassy, and classy to the very end. She is full of gratitude for life. A class act!
Jacqueline and her husband were decades ahead of their time...they knew how to use the media then (TV and radio interviews, traveling to make appearances at bookstores, etc) to get the word-of-mouth out about her books and promote them. If they were around today, they'd be using (like modern stars and film studios do) Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc to promote her books
I love Jacqueline and The Valley of the Dolls. There was a rumor that Jackie was supposed to attend a dinner party at Sharon Tate’s home that was later debunked. There was not a dinner party that night. RIP to Jackie.
Elaine Grand is one of the worst hosts I have ever seen. All the things you can ask an author about their book and these are the insulting questions she asks? I know it was a different time time but come on! Jackie is so gracious and patient with her.
EG: That novelist is of course Miss Jack-a-lin Susann. Miss Susann, hello. JS: Hello, Ms. Grand, but... please call me Jack-wa-lin. EG: Alright. Jack-lin.
Wow, this is a nasty interviewer... I get the feeling she's trying to piss off Susann, who continues to smile and not let it get to her. JS comes off looking like a winner.
Exactly! She's nasty, attempts to be condescending, trying to provoke Ms. Susann! I get the feeling that she doesn't think much of Americans at all and seems to absolutely loathe J.S.! But I think the interviewer's shitty attitude is less about "class" and crassness...and all about her deep resentment that she's NOT as famous, lauded and admired as J.S.! Only fear can inspire that amount of obvious self loathing
What's the product? You or the book? Both, silly. If she wasn't an author, we wouldn't have a novel to enjoy. If she didn't market the novel, well, we wouldn't know the novels existed. Replace the novel word with actress: movies; Physician: Healing, Artist: Art. Think about it. Also, one of the best books I've ever read - in Junior High, no less, is: Once is Not Enough. I saw the movie, too, but the book was better.
Yes,I read Valley Of The Dolls when I was 17! I loved it! I didn't see the movie until I got my computer, roughly 5 years ago.THE ORIGINAL IS FAB SHES I think fibbing about drug taking. Heard she was a heavy drug user.
I think Jacqueline would have looked so much better without the false eyelashes,and the jet black hair which looks like a wig or at least a fall. It gives her a hard look .
Not that odd really considering her background. In her family, they led an almost aristo's lifestyle in Russia before having to flee. The women were educated in her family, and they probably saw culinary pursuits as a waste of time, and that she should focus on her studies. She was destined for a different role in life. I know many women like her.
She was a very smart woman and really handles this interview with class, intelligence and is well spoken. She was such a modern woman and seems way ahead of her time with her views.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!!!! Amazing woman, who really initiated the concept in my opinion of the "Modern Woman" (you know it got women thinking and wanting answers), she was a revelation!!! It's funny how times have changed she would be viewed as a Goddess these days. She never got the credit she deserved, such a shame we lost her so young.
You’re right 😊
What a fantastic interview. Jackie was one hell of a lady. She had such charisma and was a fantastic writer. Valley Of The Dolls is one of my ultimate favourite books. It's heartbreaking to think that she was already battling her last bout of cancer. She looks so vibrant.
I admire her so much. I have read all her books. I have a "Valley of the Dolls" first edition.
" To me, a writers greatest thing is communication to the public. And I'm only interested in the public. And I'm only interested in the public. If they are turned on by my book, then I consider it a success, I don't keep a scrapbook of literary critics" -This is brilliant
In this interview, Jacqueline Susann comes across as professional, engaging, thoughtful and committed to her writing, which included what was then an unusual component (an author being interested in marketing and sales) and now expected. The final question is poignant, knowing that she was battling the return of the cancer that eventually claimed her life. Her books give pleasure still and reflect the ambivalence of their historical moment, as well as our attitudes towards celebrities and success. And it's also a pleasure to hear her very distinctive voice. It makes one wish that she would've lived to have been interviewed by someone thoughtful like Terry Gross.
What a wonderful interview. Just love this woman. There is just something compelling about her
Thanks so much for this upload, Jacqueline Susann was not only talented, exceptionally beautiful, she was funny as hell, so far ahead of her time, she had a husband that not only loved her but adored her too, there is a difference, may she rest in peace.
LOVE HER!!!! And every novel she wrote! She was so chic, and just… amazing.. so sad that she was so ill etc.. but look how great she looks here.
She was definitely an incredible force of nature!❤️
Jacqueline Susann was soooo ahead of her time. She was beautiful, classy and smart, and dealt with constant attacks on her writing style and story themes. But that was because she was breaking ground and pushing the envelop. She challenged the historical and traditional oppression of women and even in this interview, she says women should get equal pay. Her women characters were bold, feminine, savvy and strong.
Sad to think she was dead by 1974. What an incredible woman she was!
The hypothetical question about having six-weeks to live at the end really threw me. She really answered it honestly.
@@Scorchy666 I felt the same. What a loss to her family, her fans, and the world. That last question was hard to listen to, knowing what we know.
I've always admired Jackie. She was brilliant and very funny. She was the firsts author to have 3 books in a row at #1 on the bestseller list. She was diagnosed with lung cancer at this time and Jackie handled it all with class and discretion. She never wanted to be pitied or have anyone feel sorry for her. Jackie suffered from depression, had the tragedy of a profoundly autistic son, she was a total failure as an actress. However, she never quit. She never gave up. What she achieved was incredible!
She had died from breast cancer then died of lung cancer.
The interviewer, Elaine Grand, was born June 8, 1926 and died on April 30, 2001. Jacqueline passed away in 1974, the year after doing this interview.
JS was a down to earth superstar, talented to beat the band and someone I would give anything to have chatted with for 10 minutes. Absolutely facinating.
She wrote about an interesting time...Mad Men reminded me of her world. Mid century New York was pretty exciting.
She was already so sick with cancer 😟and still one of the hardest working people ever
Today, everyone goes on talk shows hawking their books, perfumes, etc and here, it seems like it was such a weird concept for her to promote her book. Jackie changed the way books are sold!
Way ahead of her time and a great writer. I learned so much about show biz and life when I was 16 just by reading everything she wrote. I also met her husband Irving at the Waldorf a few years after she passed. I told him how Jackie had enhanced and changed my world.
This woman is my icon. I aspire to her greatness.
She was a woman of tremendous power .
swampzoid A true Leo Woman.
She's such a badass!
Brilliant and articulate icon of literary world❤😊
Jacqueline was such an intelligent, lovely women. The press and interviewers were so rude to her, she was an extremely talented author. Rest in peace lovely Jacqueline
I love her. What a marketing genius she was. And from this interview, a genuinely nice lady.
LOVE that she's wearing the Ankh!! Xxo
I have always been a Jackie Susann fan. This is one of her best interviews. The host was such a bitch trying to bait Jackie and insult her. Jackie was so bright she was able to answer every challenge in a warm loving way and was able to draw the attention back to her books and fictional creations. Jackie had inoperable lung cancer at this time. Had undergone chemotherapy and radiation. She was scared to death but never showed it. She was brave, sassy, and classy to the very end. She is full of gratitude for life.
A class act!
I adore Jacqueline Susann.
Love it!
Wow that last question! She actually lived that scenario.
Jacqueline and her husband were decades ahead of their time...they knew how to use the media then (TV and radio interviews, traveling to make appearances at bookstores, etc) to get the word-of-mouth out about her books and promote them. If they were around today, they'd be using (like modern stars and film studios do) Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc to promote her books
She had a very good marriage, husband adored her.
She was dying at that time.
MerleOberon :( i know it’s so sad
Sharp as a damn tack. A real badass lady.
Great interview❤️🌶️👠🌶️👠🌶️👠🌶️👠
Admired Jackie...
The interviewer is perpetually challenging Jacqueline and Jackie is holding her own quite well.
I love her! A pity she passed so early! 😢
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Susann was too ahead of her time for the interviewer. She just couldn't keep up. The interviewer comes off as condescending, rude and humorless
Susann and husband Irving Mansfield were also Marketing Geniuses .Jacqueline worked just as hard promoting her books .
Always enjoy someone with a point of view over a puff piece. She brought out an interesting interview fom the author.
I love her. I can't believe how patient she is with this horribly negative and insulting interviewer.
i want to find once is not enough in audio format. it doesn't seem to have been uploaded to youtube yet
This interviewer doesn't get the genius of such a remarkable woman.
Too true. She's brilliant.
"Who IS she? Who WAS she? Who does she HOPE to be?"
~ Harold, THE BOYS IN THE BAND
If she were alive in 2020 she would be 102 years old.
I'm surprised Jackie didn't walk out on this interview.
Think this is during the media tour for once is not enough
I love Jacqueline and The Valley of the Dolls. There was a rumor that Jackie was supposed to attend a dinner party at Sharon Tate’s home that was later debunked. There was not a dinner party that night. RIP to Jackie.
Two Collins sisters in one ....olé!
My favourite book by her is Yargo
She laughed at the critics, all the way to the bank bahahahaha
She died of cancer a year later.
Wonderful interview. I see the false eyelash glue on the left eye.
Elaine Grand is one of the worst hosts I have ever seen. All the things you can ask an author about their book and these are the insulting questions she asks? I know it was a different time time but come on! Jackie is so gracious and patient with her.
What sold the book, the novella ‘Wherter’, or the author, Goethe .LOL 😂
EG: That novelist is of course Miss Jack-a-lin Susann. Miss Susann, hello.
JS: Hello, Ms. Grand, but... please call me Jack-wa-lin.
EG: Alright. Jack-lin.
she was b4 her time.....
Wow, this is a nasty interviewer... I get the feeling she's trying to piss off Susann, who continues to smile and not let it get to her. JS comes off looking like a winner.
Exactly! She's nasty, attempts to be condescending, trying to provoke Ms. Susann!
I get the feeling that she doesn't think much of Americans at all and seems to absolutely loathe J.S.!
But I think the interviewer's shitty attitude is less about "class" and crassness...and all about her deep resentment that she's NOT as famous, lauded and admired as J.S.!
Only fear can inspire that amount of obvious self loathing
I don't see that at all. To me it seems she really wants to discuss the book and JS's motives with her. Seems very respectful and interested.
did she really have an affair with ethel merman as rumored ?
What's the product? You or the book? Both, silly. If she wasn't an author, we wouldn't have a novel to enjoy. If she didn't market the novel, well, we wouldn't know the novels existed. Replace the novel word with actress: movies; Physician: Healing, Artist: Art. Think about it. Also, one of the best books I've ever read - in Junior High, no less, is: Once is Not Enough. I saw the movie, too, but the book was better.
BTW, the content of her novels are fiction that we can all relate to...which is why the novels resonate.
Yes,I read Valley Of The Dolls when I was 17! I loved it! I didn't see the movie until I got my computer, roughly 5 years ago.THE ORIGINAL IS FAB SHES I think fibbing about drug taking.
Heard she was a heavy drug user.
Not surprised, a lot of writers/artists were back then.
How old are you? She was NOT a “drug user”. She took prescription sleeping pills to combat life long insomnia, as did most women of the time
I think Jacqueline would have looked so much better without the false eyelashes,and the jet black hair which looks like a wig or at least a fall. It gives her a hard look .
Odd to say she didn't learn to cook because her mother was a school teacher...and the maid kicked her out of the kitchen...hmmm
Not that odd really considering her background. In her family, they led an almost aristo's lifestyle in Russia before having to flee. The women were educated in her family, and they probably saw culinary pursuits as a waste of time, and that she should focus on her studies. She was destined for a different role in life. I know many women like her.
A very petty antisemite interview, similar to those that Joan Rivers bridled against.
She was dying of Breast cancer,,she was a one of a kind. 💜💙👑
THESE OLD TALK SHOW HOSTS! AWFUL!
LAME!