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Friday, July 18, 2008 12:00 AM

"Mamma Mia!"

Pierce Brosnan sings! Meryl Streep dances! Can't you hear ABBA's "SOS"?
By Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Friday, July 18, 2008 02:29 PM

    The "real" Donna?

    The Meryl Streep character appears to be at least inspired by, if not actually based on, Bebe Buell. She had more-or-less simultaneous affairs with Steve Tyler and Todd Rundgren during the 1970s; when little Liv arrived she decided to nominate Todd as the dad, even though years later it turned out that Steve was the real baby's-daddy.

    Apparently the script writers decided to conflate this true story with the novels "Lace" and "Lace II." (Remember the memorable lines from those classics: "Which one of you (censored) is my real (mother, father)?")

    And yes, my gf's and I plan to see it.

    —gayle Read gayle's other letters

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