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The Golden age, silver-screen legend who lived to tell a tale that could have only unfolded in Hollywood , Mamie Van Doren joins Media Path for a candid conversation about a life shaped by resilience, reinvention, and remarkable twists of fate! The woman who helped define an extraordinary era of entertainment and cultural change has chronicled both her escapades and her conquered adversities in a page-turning new memoir called 'You Thought I Was Dead: My Life of Celebrities, Sex and Champagne.’ Mamie traces her grit back to a hard scrabble, Depression era, South Dakota childhood where poverty and hunger were a daily reality. Determined to escape that world, she set her sights on Hollywood, with a little help from lore, intentionally placing herself at a pharmacy soda counter in the in hopes of being “discovered,” just as Lana Turner had been. She was stunning and it worked. She was also 14! What followed was a series of cinematic turning points. Including a TV role, broadcast from The famed Florentine Gardens and a close friendship with cocktail server Elizabeth Short, who horrifically became known as The Black Dahlia. Her brutal loss has affected Mamie profoundly and permanently. Mamie recounts her rapid rise through the studio system after being spotted by a Universal executive, leading to a seven-year contract and her breakout role opposite Tony Curtis (and some handsome USC football stars) in 'All American'. She shares the origin of her now-iconic name, coined by an AP reporter and inspired by First Lady, Mamie Eisenhower. Its coining helped a farm girl named Joanie Olander fully embody her new Hollywood persona. After marrying bandleader Ray Anthony and starting a family, Universal dropped her contract, only to see her quickly courted by other studios. She reflects on love, longevity, and her current 50+ year marriage to Thomas Dixon, as well as the complicated realities of navigating Hollywood at a time when powerful men often operated without accountability. In a deeply personal revelation, Mamie speaks about a terrifyingly dark encounter with Jack Webb that she kept silent for years. He was selling “law and order” when he drugged, tied up and violated Mamie. She reflects now about how much (and how little) has changed. Stories where Hollywood and history intersect are a common thread in Mamie's adventures, such as a romantic interlude with Che Guevara while filming in Buenos Aires, and a dangerous, self-funded three-month tour to the furthest outposts of the Vietnam War to entertain troops. The gravest danger she faced was an on-stage attack at an officers’ club in Saigon. But her time with the troops remains an experience that shaped her perspective on freedom and sacrifice. And IMDB Roulette this week is raucous, racy and romantic, with a trip to the cutting edge of rock ’n roll! Is Mamie the girl who invented it!? In current recommendations -- Lisa: Documentary (directed by our very own Weezy!) Family Band: The Cowsills Story, streaming on Prime Weezy: TV Land original series Younger, streaming on Netflix Path Points of Interest: You Thought I Was Dead: My Life of Celebrities, Sex, and Champagne by Mamie Van Doren Mamie Van Doren on IMDB Mamie Van Doren on Wikipedia <a href="https://www.inst

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Mamie Van Doren, Legendary Blonde Bombshell, Author, “China and Me: Wing Flapping, Feather Pulling, and Love on the Wing” About Harvey's guest: Today’s special guest, Mamie Van Doren, is a glamorous Hollywood legend and sex symbol who’s been lighting up the silver screen for over seven decades. Since first being discovered by Howard Hughes, she’s appeared in many iconic movies, including “The All-American”, “Running Wild”, “Born Reckless”, “High School Confidential”, “The Beat Generation” and, of course, “Untamed Youth”, in which she was the first woman to perform rock & roll on the silver screen. After performing her rock & roll number for the second time, in “Teacher’s Pet”, co-starring Clark Gable and Doris Day, she became forever known as “the girl who invented rock & roll”. Her performances in movies like “Vice Raid” and “Guns, Girls and Gangsters”, turned her into an icon in the film noir genre. Her provocative and courageous performances were WAY ahead of her time in movies like “Girls Town”, “The Private Lives of Adam and Eve”, “The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina”, and “Sex Kittens Go to College”. Here’s a glimpse of some iconic moments in her amazing career. Throughout her career, Mamie Van Doren has reached out to new and diverse audiences. She did 2 memorable tours in Vietnam. She had a highly successful nightclub act in Las Vegas. She recorded 6 albums. She’s performed in many theatre productions and appeared on dozens of TV shows. She’s performed with my favourite band, “Pink Martini”, and recorded 2 songs with them. And she performs her song “Journey” on “The First Realm” album by Staunch Moderates. In 1987 she wrote a memoir, which she updated in 2013, entitled “Playing the Field”, which she updated in 2013. And now, she’s released her brand new book, entitled “China and Me: Wing Flapping, Feather Pulling, and Love on the Wing”, about her poignant and sometimes rambunctious 40-plus year relationship with her beloved pet Moluccan cockatoo named “China”. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ https://mamievandoreninsideout.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MamieVanDorenBeauty/ https://twitter.com/mamievandoren #MamieVanDoren #harveybrownstoneinterviews Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy