  dorothy ruth hoogstraten (february 28, 1960 â august 14, 1980), who took the stage name dorothy stratten, was a canadian playboy playmate, model, and actress. stratten was the playboy playmate of the month for august 1979, playmate of the year in 1980 and was the second playmate (after lee ann michelle) born in the 1960s. stratten appeared in three comedy films and in at least two episodes of shows broadcast on us network television. she was murdered at the age of 20 by her estranged husband/manager paul snider, who committed suicide on the same day. her death inspired two motion pictures.  ==life and career== stratten was born in a salvation army hospital in vancouver, british columbia, to simon and nelly hoogstraten, who were dutch immigrants.  in 1961 her brother john arthur was born. her sister louise stratten followed in may 1968. in 1977 she was attending centennial high school in coquitlam when, while working part-time at a local dairy queen, she met 26-year-old vancouver-
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