Mamie Van Doren

MAMIE VAN DOREN’S AMAZING HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURES

This is the perfect book to read on vacation at the beach if you love Hollywood: Mamie Van Doren’s “Playing the Field.” She was kind enough to send us a copy and we couldn’t put it down! Gorgeous Mamie was one of the triumvirate of platinum blonde glamour girls that ruled the silver screen in the 50’s and 60’s in Hollywood. Mamie was friendly with her “competition” Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, but she was the only bombshell to survive in the long run. We loved her “bad girl” movies like “Untamed Youth” And “Running Wild.” Mamie’s adventures in Hollywood and encounters with guys like Tony Curtis, Elvis Presley, Rock Hudson, Nicky Hilton, Steve Cochran, and assorted athletes, are detailed and fascinating. She recalls exciting evenings nightclubbing at Ciro’s and twisting at the Whiskey a Go Go. This woman lived through it all and doesn’t hesitate to share. Thanks, Mamie.

ICE T, COCO, AND SPARTACUS, AND BABY MAKES FOUR



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Every once in awhile, when she’s photographed from a certain angle, Ice T’s wife Coco reminds one a little of Mamie Van Doren in her heyday. Although Mamie always had a better sense of fashion. Now that Coco and Ice T are deliriously happy with their bulldog Spartacus, (he flies with them wearing a “service dog” vest) the next step is obviously a baby. The second season of their E! reality show Ice Love Coco starts February 19 and a pregnancy would pretty much guarantee a third season.

DITA VON TEESE AND MAMIE VAN DOREN

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Amazing things happen in LA. Former “Details” editor Annie Flanders, event planner Bryan Rabin, and designer Michael Schmidt, hosted a launch for the Stephen Sprouse book at the Chateau Marmont and it drew an eclectic fashiony crowd. Courtney Love behaved herself and Tatum O’Neal looked relaxed and happy. Where else but LA can you see Dita Von Teese and 50’s B movie queen Mamie Van Doren in the same photo? Dita’s a good sport, Mamie looks hot, and the girl in the green dress is burlesque dancer Ava Garter.