Hunter Tylo sued Aaron Spelling for firing her from MELROSE PLACE when she became pregnant. She won her case. Sandy Camargo Dept of English University of Missouri >Just in the last couple of years a Hollywood actress has sued a network, >program and/or producer for dismissing her from a series because she was >pregnant. I do not remember any of the names or details, but newspaper >research should turn up something. This is probably as important as actual >pregnant women on movie or tv screens since dismissals were likely common >before the current age of (often quite legitimate) litigation. Likewise, >stories and rumours about Hollywood actresses having abortions in order to >keep acting roles have circulated for decades. > >In La nuit americain/Day for Night an actress (played by Alexandra Stewart) >shows up pregnant for a bathing suit scene, causing an disruption. Called >back later, she is far more obviously expecting. > >Gene Walz >U of MB > >---- >To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L >in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu