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extraordinary American series will hit our screens, exactly thru
Channel 13, on September 1st. It's "Wonder Woman," which among
many appeals it's led by an exceptional beauty, Lynda Carter, who
was "Miss World U.S.A." It's "Wonder Woman." |
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She has her origin in a comic created in 1942 by Charles Moulton
who thought that boys already had Superman, Batman and Captain
Marvel fighting the baddies, but girl didn't had a heroine of
their own. So he created Diana, "Wonder Woman," and inmortal
Amazon who comes from Paradise Island, 200 years B.C., running
away from the male domination by Greeks and Romans. She has a
golden belt which gives her super strength, Bullet-defelcting
silver bracelets, and a golden lasso that compels to tell the
truth. She falls in love with an American Air Force pilot who
crash-lands on the island during the Second World War, Mayor Steve
Trevor. She travels with him to the USA and becomes an intelligent
officer, Trevor's assistant. When her skills are needed Diana
becomes Wonder Woman to fight the villains. |
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Warner Bros turn this into a TV series having in mind that if
Universal and ABC succeeded with "The Bionic Woman," thwy could
make it their way. The first thing to do was to find "a girl
withthe skill to throw a javelin and the sweet face like Mary
Tyler Moore." So they posed their eyes on "Miss World U.S.A." who
was trying an acting career. |
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Born in Phoenix, Arizona, daughter of a business man, she always
was worried about being too tall. She was the vocalist of a folk
band since early age, and after becoming "Miss World U.S.A." she
wanted to try an acting career and met Douglas Cramer on her way
who was desperatedly looking for his Wonder Woman. He made a pilot
by the end of 1975 and it was a huge ratings success. This way the
Charles Moulton creation hit the TV screens and Lynda carter
became famous overnight. All this creates enough expectation as
for the audience to wait anxiously for this new series and this
exceptional woman who adds to the trend "Charlie's Angels,"
"Police Woman" and "The Bionic Woman." The American TV is
definitevily going thru a feminist stage when it comes to heroes. |
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Date and Issue: Volume XV / Number 734 / August 24, 1977.
