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Maila Nurmi o Vampira [2], pseudonimo di Maila Elizabeth Syrjaniemi [1] ( Petsamo, 11 dicembre 1922 [1] – Los Angeles, 10 gennaio 2008 [3] ), è stata una modella, attrice e personaggio televisivo finlandese naturalizzata statunitense . Indice. 1 Biografia. 1.1 Esordi. 1.2 La creazione di Vampira e il breve successo.
Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi (December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008), known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American-Finn actress who created the campy 1950s character Vampira. She was raised in Astoria, Oregon, where she worked in tuna and salmon canneries. She relocated to Los Angeles in 1940, with hopes of becoming an actress.
Maila Nurmi. Actress: Vampira Returns. The original glamour ghoul herself, "Vampira", of late night 1950s television, was actually born Maila Syrjäniemi (later changed to the easier surname Nurmi) on December 11, 1922 in Gloucester, Massachusetts (not Finland as she often claimed).
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Maila Nurmi. Actress: Vampira Returns. The original glamour ghoul herself, "Vampira", of late night 1950s television, was actually born Maila Syrjäniemi (later changed to the easier surname Nurmi) on December 11, 1922 in Gloucester, Massachusetts (not Finland as she often claimed).
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4 lug 2007 · 583. 98K views 16 years ago. Maila Nurmi talks about her creation of the Vampira character and her career. TIME Magazine Obit. 1/28/2008: "Before Elvira, before Morticia Addams, there was...
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3 nov 2019 · USA. 1954. © Dennis Stock | Magnum Photos. To mark the Halloween season, film and culture writer Sabina Stent looks back on Dennis Stock’s photographs of one of America’s first horror heroines – Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira. As a child, Maila Nurmi was not invited to Halloween parties.
16 gen 2008 · Los Angeles, CA – Actress Maila Nurmi, best known as ghoulishly sexy television horror movie hostess Vampira, was found dead in her Hollywood home. The cause of death is under investigation, Los Angeles Country coroner officials said. The beloved cult star had reportedly just turned 86, though conflicting dates of birth have surfaced.
