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On February 6, 2025, Mamie Van Doren turned 94-years-old --- even though she would probably tell you she's just 92 because she claims 1933 instead of 1931 as her birth year.
One wonders, why hasn't there been some HBO or some other TV documentary done on Mamie? A&E has never even profiled her for a biography, or at least not to my knowledge.
Why is that? Is it because of low profile in the realm of Hollywood? Has Mamie no personal connections to have a documentary of her life done?
Honestly, while I haven't much fandom for Mamie anymore, I'd still like to see a good, well-produced documentary on one of Hollywood's classic blonde bombshells.
But would such a documentary contain too many false hoods on Mamie's behalf? We've discussed here before that she's wiggled her way into several areas of Marilyn and Jayne's life that can be debunked by quick Google searches.
One wonders, why hasn't there been some HBO or some other TV documentary done on Mamie? A&E has never even profiled her for a biography, or at least not to my knowledge.
Why is that? Is it because of low profile in the realm of Hollywood? Has Mamie no personal connections to have a documentary of her life done?
Honestly, while I haven't much fandom for Mamie anymore, I'd still like to see a good, well-produced documentary on one of Hollywood's classic blonde bombshells.
But would such a documentary contain too many false hoods on Mamie's behalf? We've discussed here before that she's wiggled her way into several areas of Marilyn and Jayne's life that can be debunked by quick Google searches.
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Mamie keeping Doris Day in the headlines.
ca.news.yahoo.com
Mamie Van Doren Reveals ‘Teacher’s Pet’ Costar Doris Day ‘Didn’t Like’ Her: ‘Female Jealousy’
Mamie Van Doren, 95, discusses her career and forthcoming memoir in a new interview, offering reflections on defining roles and Hollywood’s shifts. In comments to Closer about her new memoir, You Thou...
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So, apparently, Mamie is now saying she knew Marilyn "before she was Marilyn Monroe". She says, "To me, she'll always be Norma Jeane."
Mamie Van Doren: Hollywood Stories, Marilyn Monroe, Howard Hughes https://share.google/ojN6hsYHprgOtwGaR
Mamie Van Doren: Hollywood Stories, Marilyn Monroe, Howard Hughes https://share.google/ojN6hsYHprgOtwGaR
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Mamie published her autobiography, "Playing the Field", nearly forty years ago. Curious that she left out so many salacious or eventful details in her last "tell all" that would justify another memoir.
Her first book is available for free on the Internet Archive. I have no interest in re-reading it, but I couldn't remember if the book had a snapshot of Mamie with Marilyn or Jayne. Jayne, of course; no photos of Marilyn and Mamie because I doubt they were ever in the same room.
Her first book is available for free on the Internet Archive. I have no interest in re-reading it, but I couldn't remember if the book had a snapshot of Mamie with Marilyn or Jayne. Jayne, of course; no photos of Marilyn and Mamie because I doubt they were ever in the same room.
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Mamie (like Terry Moore) drastically overstates her importance and popularity during the 1950s. She has placed herself into so many situations involving Marilyn and Jayne, all accusations that can be debunked with a quick online search.
There is actual photographic evidence of Mamie with Jayne (just as you've posted above), and the two even worked together. If memory serves, they may have done some publicity-type stuff together, or maybe even one of those old-timey variety shows. They worked together in 1966 (less than a year before Jayne died) on LAS VEGAS HILLBILLYS, a micro-budget musical comedy that gave more screen time to country singers than Mamie and Jayne. As the story goes, though, Jayne didn't want to be shown on-camera with "the drive-in's answer to Marilyn Monroe", and refused to appear on-screen with Mamie. The two do share one scene, but you clearly see the links the camera crew went not to show them on screen at the same time. One biographer even says that the scenes were shot entirely separate of one another and then edited together in post-production.
In saying that, I'm sure Mamie had at least a working relationship with Jayne, but Jayne apparently didn't hold a high opinion of Mamie. That doesn't stop Mamie for saying she gave Jayne career advice or that she unknowingly contributed to Jayne's death in June 1967 by asking her to swap singing engagements with her at a little supper club in Mississippi.
As we've said elsewhere, I'm of the belief that Mamie never even met Marilyn. Mamie's stories about Marilyn have changed drastically over the years. She says they shared the same drama coach in the early 1950s, met in a bathroom once, and even claims that Marilyn asked her to accept her award she received for THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL. Stroll on over to Google Images, and you can see that claim is completely false. So, yeah, I seriously doubt the two ever even met.
