Judith Krantz: Any Fans?
SCRUPLES was like heroin to me, as a closeted, unhappy teen gayling. She wrote about fashion, NYC, Beverly Hills, show biz, and general bitchery with such aplomb.
I was mildly surprised to learn she's still alive (at age 90), in the Hills, of course. What a legacy:
Scruples (1978) (adapted as a 1980 miniseries)
Princess Daisy (1980) (adapted as a 1983 miniseries)
Mistral's Daughter (1982) (adapted as a 1984 miniseries)
I'll Take Manhattan (1986) (adapted as a 1987 miniseries)
Till We Meet Again (1988) (adapted as a 1989 miniseries)
Dazzle (1990) (adapted as a 1995 miniseries)
Scruples Two (1992)
Lovers (1994)
Spring Collection (1996)
The Jewels of Tessa Kent (1998)
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | June 24, 2019 11:08 AM
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Judy beguiles.... in Chanel.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 21, 2018 2:27 AM
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Someone told me that her autobiography, "Sex and Shopping: The Confessions of a Nice Jewish Girl", is really good. I looked for at the library, but couldn't find it; will track it down someday.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 21, 2018 2:31 AM
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Scruples the mini series was huge when I was in school. I think it launched Barry Bostwick’s career.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 21, 2018 2:35 AM
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We need a TV remake of Scruples. I bought Mistral's Daughter on DVD a few years ago and it holds up really well. The final segment is very moving.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 21, 2018 2:37 AM
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Loved Scruples as a young high school gayling ... back when I thought Id be a soap opera writer ....lol
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 21, 2018 3:06 AM
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I adored Judith and every new book was highly anticipated ! I still cant decide between Scruples or Princess Daisy as my favorite.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 21, 2018 3:27 AM
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Scruples 2 was garbage. WTH did she kill off Valentine to pair up Spider and Billy?
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 21, 2018 3:29 AM
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I've read them all but it's been awhile. I remember in one book (Scruples?) that the dude would screw his lady from behind and turns out he was gay. That blew my 12 year old gayling mind.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 21, 2018 3:36 AM
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Natalie Portman produced a TV pilot two years back for a new version of Scruples. Never went anywhere. Too bad.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 21, 2018 3:47 AM
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Krantz's 'Scruples' and 'Princess Daisy.'
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 21, 2018 3:57 AM
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The Bionic Woman goes glam: Lindsay Wagner in SCRUPLES.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 21, 2018 4:14 AM
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^^ LOVE the '80s make-up!
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 21, 2018 4:16 AM
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I didn't read her but it sounds like i should have. I was on the Danielle Steel train.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 21, 2018 4:31 AM
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I believe she has Alzheimer's thus no book in ages...
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 21, 2018 7:27 AM
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Lindsay’s held up well. She looks great for her age.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 21, 2018 8:02 AM
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r13 Danielle Steele's books were less sexy
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 21, 2018 9:31 AM
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Krantz was never timid about discussions of sex, including gay male sex, lesbianism, bisexual "marriages of convenience, " etc.
She was also refreshingly frank in her discussions of class, religon, gender, and most of all, money, which is anathema to most writers of popular fiction. She understood its power and its ability to transform people.
I will always love Jacqueline Susann, but Krantz brought some intelligence and critical thinking to the genre.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 22, 2018 1:14 AM
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I wish we could stream those mini series. I’d like to see Rich Man Poor Man again.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 24, 2019 3:47 AM
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If you don't mind the Dutch subtitles, all 6 hours of "Mistral's Daughter" are on Youtube
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | June 24, 2019 3:52 AM
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I first heard of Mainbocher suits reading Princess Daisy. She wrote fun books.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 24, 2019 8:57 AM
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She was kind of like D. Dunne. All her society references were spot on.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | June 24, 2019 10:37 AM
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Horrible, pretentious woman who once told me (I worked at her publisher's many years ago) that in fifty years she would be more famous than Virginia Woolf.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | June 24, 2019 11:08 AM
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