Mamie Van Doren SEX BOMB!

An introduction to the woman who was the most lusted after of actresses and the ultimate drive-in date!

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Quote: They say that good girls go to heaven, but bad girls go everywhere. That’s certainly true of bombshell actress Mamie Van Doren. Discovered by eccentric
millionaire Howard Hughes, this former beauty queen became every boy’s fantasy in the 1957 juvenile delinquency flick Untamed Youth.

Playing bad girls “had a lot of pizzazz,” Mamie, 89, tells Closer. “The goody two-shoes girls, they didn’t go very far.”

Sexually liberated at a time before it was acceptable — Mamie’s famous lovers included Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Johnny Carson — she became one of Hollywood’s earliest feminists. “There were a lot of doors I had to break down,” she admits. “It was a very conservative time — it was unheard of for a woman to expose her navel! But I guess I was the perfect girl to do it.”

Mamie was the first woman to sing rock in movies!
Mamie Van Doren performs “Oobala Baby” and “Go Go Calypso” from the film - Untamed Youth, (1957) directed by Howard W Koch. Also featuring Lori Nelson, Eddie Cochran, Wally Brown, Don Burnett.

Did you always want to be an actress?

Well, I was born in the Midwest, in South Dakota, and there wasn’t a lot of glamour there. I loved going to the theater and would sit there and dream about being an actress, but I never thought I’d have that dream come true.

You moved to California and Howard Hughes scouted you. What was he like?

Of course we all know he was very eccentric. I was discovered by him when I was 15. The first thing he asked was if I was a virgin. I thought, no, that is not cool. I may have come off of the farm, but I wasn’t stupid. He was also very bossy, which I didn’t care for.

When did you realize that your figure set you apart from other girls?

Not until after I was in a beauty contest and became Miss Palm Springs. I never thought I would win. But I started filling out in all the right places, so I realized I was probably meant to be an actress. In those days, it wasn’t so much actress, it was a so-called movie star.

Do you think your sex appeal helped or hurt your career?

It definitely helped my career. But I also felt I could do other things besides being the dumb blonde. I wanted to do the Jean Harlow roles.

Do you have a favorite role of your career?

I have a lot of favorite roles. I particularly liked the scene I did in the kitchen with Russ Tamblyn in High School Confidential. That was a very sexy scene. I don’t know how it ever got past the Hays Code. I was a target [of the censors], so was Marilyn Monroe. We both kept them busy!

What did you think about Marilyn?

She was just a cute gal. You know, she had a bit of cosmetic work to enhance her look.

Did you ever feel a rivalry with her?

None whatsoever. I was always very comfortable in my own skin — probably more than she was in hers. I never felt like I needed to copy anyone.

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Mamie Van Doren as Crazy Red Riding Hood on The Steve Allen Show (6/16/57)

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Mamie Van Doren on The Red Skelton Show S09E30 (5/24/1960)

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The Jack Benny Program S11E17 "Death Row Sketch" PART 1 of Two Mamie Van Doren

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