Valerie Harper “Looped” Deader Than Fur Coat Used In Play
Written by Vegetarian Star on April 13th, 2010 in Actresses, Broadway and Stage, Fur.
The Broadway play Looped has come to an end after six weeks.
Producers closed the show early, citing low ticket sales as a factor.
Animal rights activists are at least happy to hear the fur coat worn by Valerie will retire, along with the show.
Valerie played the role of Tallulah Bankhead, an actress who wore a mink for 40 years and when PETA got word Valerie wore a real fur on stage, they sent her a letter, reminding her of faux options.
According to Contact Music, the actress told BlogTalkRadio.com, “They did send a letter and I’m very respectful of animals but I’m not a vegetarian. I did wear fur years ago but I never wear it now. They just wanted to make the point that the animals suffer and they die horribly.”
You don’t have to be a vegetarian to be turned off by killing animals in the name of fashion. There are plenty of celebrities who still eat meat, but graciously say no to real fur.
“I passed the letter onto William Ivey Long (costume designer) because that’s his work and it’s Tallulah’s signature. She wore a full-length mink coat for 40 years.”
Valerie said she didn’t have a problem wearing the coat, because it was several decades old and no animals were recently killed for it.
“It happens to be a vintage coat from the 60s. This coat was from so long ago that we didn’t kill animals for this production.”
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