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7 set 2017 · The extraordinary Vampira actress, Maila Nurmi, tells her fascinating, no-holds-barred Hollywood tale.In her final interview, Maila details her incredible life – from modeling for Vargas and Man Ray, performing with Liberace, to dating Orson Welles, Marlon Brando, and her friendship with James Dean. Her creation of Vampira made her famous ...
22 ago 2016 · La prima debutta il 2 agosto del 1944 e Maila viene allontanata a breve dalla protagonista Mae West per gelosie e dissapori. In Spook Scandals, dalla tematica horror, la Nurmi ha l’occasione idonea per farsi notare: è una vampira, giace in una bara, sviene, grida, aggirandosi sensualmente fra le lapidi di un cimitero.
Maila Nurmi. Maila Nurmi (nom artístic de Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi; Petsamo, Finlàndia, 21 de desembre de 1922 - Los Angeles, Califòrnia, 10 de gener de 2008) va ser una actriu finlandesa-estatunidenca, creadora del personatge de la dècada de 1950 «Vampira». [1] [2]
Maila Nurmi was known for her role as Vampira, the original glamour ghoul, late-night horror host, and proto-goth sex symbol who would inspire the on-screen look of modern-day Morticia Addams. Despite her lasting impact on 1950s America, and on culture at large, few people remember her today. In thi…
Maila Nurmi was an actress and television personality who created the famous character ‘Vampira.’. Nurmi started her career as a fashion model and as a burlesque dancer. In 1944 Mae West fired from the cast of West’s 1944 Broadway play “Catherine Was Great” because she feared that Nurmi was being upstaged.
This isn’t the first book about Maila Nurmi (1922-2008), a.k.a. Vampira, but it is very likely the best. Written by Nurmi’s niece Sandra Niemi, GLAMOUR GHOUL functions as both a straightforward biography and a personal memoir, and works equally well as both. Its chief biographical source is a cache of elegantly written recollections by ...
15 gen 2008 · Maila Nurmi, the actress famous for originating the role of “ Vampira ,” died Jan. 10 in her Hollywood home. She was 86. The Vampira character hosted late-night horror programming on KABC in Los Angeles and paved the way for knockoffs such as Elvira, whom Nurmi brought suit against in 1989 -- a lawsuit she withdrew due to lack of funds ...
