Doll Crafting with Dame Darcy & Courtney Love

Jan 1, 1997

0h 9m

★ 0.0

Overview

A short segment aired on the public access tv series "Turn of the Century". The short features Dame Darcy, Courtney Love, and Eric Erlandson learning and teaching how to handmake dolls at home.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Dame Darcy

Courtney Love

Eric Erlandson

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Doll Crafting with Dame Darcy & Courtney Love

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