In 1969 Dory Previn was one of the country's top lyricists, and her collaboration setup seemed ideal. Teamed with her husband, Composer Andre Previn, she had written songs for a dozen films, including Valley of the Dolls, Irma La Douce and Goodbye, Charlie. Two of their songs had won Academy Award nominations. But the collaboration was less than it seemed. Dory's lyrics were good, even sensitive. But, as she explained to TIME Correspondent Timothy Tyler, "they weren't my feelings. I was writing from other people's viewpoints. And while I was married to Andre,...
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