Anyone remember Mamie Van Doren?

[dseag2]

She was one of the original "M"s. Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. She is still around in her late 80's. Is this video inspiring or sad? This is probably what Madonna will be like in 20 years.

 

[Llynn]

I remember the name but can't remember anything about her or her career.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I do remember her but hadn't thought of her or seen her in anything in decades.

 

[chic]

Yes, I remember her, but haven't seen her for years. I didn't know she was still alive.

 

[Lewkat]

Yes, but I don't think she was a major actress.

 

[chic]

She was pretty in the blonde bombshell sort of way Marilyn Monroe was.

 

[Geezer Garage]

Bless her little pea picking heart, as Tennessee Ernie Ford would have said. Mike

 

[Lewkat]

It seems like I remember Hollywood was full of blonde bombshells back in the 30s through the 60s.

 

[RadishRose]

Wasn't she on a quiz show?

 

[Grampa Don]

I wonder how well Marilyn Monroe would be known now if she had lived into old age. Does a tragic death make people timeless?

 

[fmdog44]

I wonder how well Marilyn Monroe would be known now if she had lived into old age. Does a tragic death make people timeless?

Same question for Elvis.

 

[Geezer Garage]

Seems to be the case much of the time. Doesn't mean they weren't good, but we do seem to favor the doomed. Odd kind of romance, but romance non the less. I remember seeing Jim Morrison's grave in Paris 30 years after his death, it was covered in flowers, and a few women's panty's. Apparently more than a few children have been conceived there. Some people have "it", and some don't. Is "it' worth the price of admission? Who knows. Is it "Better to burn out, than to fade away", hard to say. Mike