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Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren (; born Joan Lucille Olander; February 6, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and model. A Bombshell (slang), blonde bombshell, she is one of the "Three M's" along with Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, who were friends and contemporaries. In 1953, Van Doren, then named Joan Lucille Olander, signed a seven-year contract with Universal Pictures, Universal, which hoped that she would be their version of Monroe. During her time at Universal, she starred in teen dramas, exploitation films, musical, and comedy films among other genres. She has married five times, and had intimate affairs with many other Hollywood actors. She was one of the leading Sex symbol, sex symbols in the 1950s. Van Doren was born and raised in Rowena, South Dakota, but her parents moved to Sioux City, Iowa and eventually to Los Angeles in 1942 before she married Jack Newman. In 1949, at the age of eighteen, she won Miss Palm Springs and Miss Eight Ball. As Miss Eight Ball, she was discovere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowena, South Dakota
Rowena (pronounced "roh-WEE'-nuh") is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population of the CDP was 68 at the 2020 United States census. It is located along South Dakota Highway 42. Rowena is located at , just over one mile north of the border with Iowa, approximately east of Sioux Falls, and west of the Minnesota border, at an elevation of 1,437 feet. The ZIP Code is 57056. Television towers Two of South Dakota's tallest structures are located near Rowena: the 1,999 ft (609.2 meters) high KDLT Tower, and the slightly shorter KELO TV Tower. History The community has the name of Rowena, a character in the novel ''Ivanhoe''. The city was founded by the Illinois Central Railroad when it was extended to that point. Notable person * Mamie Van Doren Mamie Van Doren (; born Joan Lucille Olander; February 6, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and model. A Bombshell (slang), blonde bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Tickets To Broadway
''Two Tickets to Broadway'' is a 1951 American musical film directed by James V. Kern and starring Tony Martin, Janet Leigh, Gloria DeHaven and Ann Miller. It was filmed on the RKO Forty Acres backlot. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( John O. Aalberg). The film was choreographed by Busby Berkeley. The film recorded an estimated loss of $1,150,000.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p261. Plot Frustrated singers Hannah Holbrook, Joyce Campbell, and S. F. "Foxy" Rogers return dejectedly to New York on a bus, their out-of-town engagement in Vermont, arranged by small-time promoter Lew Conway, having been a huge flop. Nancy Peterson, another passenger on the bus, mistakenly believes Dan Carter has stolen her suitcase. It turns out both are entertainers. They end up with each other's bags, then become better acquainted after the mix-up. The conniving Lew represents Dan and tries to get h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beat Generation (film)
''The Beat Generation'' is a 1959 American crime film noir from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren, with Ray Danton, Fay Spain, Maggie Hayes, Jackie Coogan, Louis Armstrong, James Mitchum, Vampira, and Ray Anthony. It is a sensationalistic interpretation of the beatnik counterculture of the "Beat Generation" (and is sometimes considered one of the last films noir to be produced.) The movie was also shown under the title ''This Rebel Age''. The movie is about a "beatnik" who is a serial rapist, who is pursued by a police detective. The director was Charles F. Haas. Richard Matheson and Lewis Meltzer are credited with the screenplay. Plot In the opening scene, a "beatnik" named Stan Hess (Ray Danton) sits at a table in a coffee house with a woman who begs him for his affection. He scorns her, then encounters his father at another table, who announces his engagement to a younger woman who had also pursued Stan. He insults his stepmother-to-be and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Reckless (1958 Film)
''Born Reckless'' is a 1958 American Western film starring Mamie Van Doren and released through Warner Bros. studios. Plot Kelly Cobb travels and performs in various country rodeos in order to get enough money to buy a patch of land to call his own. One day he picks up Jackie Adams, a saloon singer and trick rider whom he saves from a clutching admirer. The two travel together and Jackie begins to fall in love with Kelly. Kelly however doesn't notice because of his drive to risk his life for the dream of the land he pursues. Jackie sums up that Kelly was just born reckless and she strives to change his free roaming lifestyle. Cast * Mamie Van Doren as Jackie Adams * Jeff Richards as Kelly Cobb * Arthur Hunnicutt as Cool Man * Carol Ohmart as Liz * Tom Duggan as Mark Wilson * Nacho Galindo as Papa Gomez * Allegra Varron as Mama Gomez * Jim Canino as Jose * Jeanne Carmen Jeanne Laverne Carmen (August 4, 1930 – December 20, 2007) was an American model, actress and tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Confidential (film)
''High School Confidential!'' is a 1958 American crime drama film directed by Jack Arnold, starring Mamie Van Doren, Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Jackie Coogan, Diane Jergens and Michael Landon. The film also features a cameo by Jerry Lee Lewis who opens the movie singing “Boppin’ at the High School Hop” which Lewis co-wrote with Ron Hargrave. Lewis released the title track as a Sun Records 45 single which became a Top 40 hit, reaching #21 in the ''Billboard'' charts. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book '' The Official Razzie Movie Guide'' as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. Plot Mike Wilson, a young police officer, poses as a student under the alias Tony Baker and thus infiltrates a high school in order to investigate a narcotics ring. He lives in an apartment with Gwen Dulaine, a married woman who pretends to be his aunt in public but attempts to seduce him in private. "Tony" flirts with pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teacher's Pet (1958 Film)
''Teacher's Pet'' is a 1958 American romantic comedy film directed by George Seaton, and starring Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young, and Mamie Van Doren. Plot College journalism instructor Erica Stone asks Chronicle City Editor James Gannon to guest lecture to her night school class. Due to his strong opinions against women reporters, that journalism is best learned on the job, and that higher education is a waste of time, Jim turns down the invitation via a nasty letter to Erica. His managing editor, however, orders Jim to accept the assignment. Taking a seat at the back of class, Jim endures Erica's reading aloud his letter, mocking him as old-fashioned and irascible. He is not recognized. Offended, Jim decides to join the class as a student, posing as wallpaper salesman "Jim Gallagher", to show up Erica's "dilettante" opinions and methods. When he returns after registering, Jim insists he can catch up on the class assignment, dismissively adding that newspaper writing does ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Untamed Youth
''Untamed Youth'' is a 1957 American teen film directed by Howard W. Koch, written by John C. Higgins and Stephen Longstreet, and starring Mamie Van Doren and Lori Nelson as two starstruck sisters who are sentenced to farm labor. Plot Sisters Penny and Jane Lowe are arrested for hitchhiking and skinny-dipping and are sentenced to work on a rural Texas farm for a corrupt agricultural magnate named Russ Tropp. The judge, who sentenced the sisters to the farm, is secretly married to Tropp. Unaware she is being used for her position, she is likewise unaware of the mistreatment of the prisoners. When her son is hired to work at the farm, he uncovers that a scam had been going on. Through dating the judge, Tropp ensures that all delinquents and rule breakers are ordered to work off their sentence at his farm, therefore giving him a stable amount of cheap labor and allowing him to undercut all competition he faces. The judge's son falls in love with Jane, while Penny, who performs four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All American (film)
''All American'' is a 1953 American film noir drama sports film directed by Jesse Hibbs and starring Tony Curtis and Lori Nelson. at Plot A star quarterback, Nick Bonelli is not told by his coach until after winning a game that his parents have been killed in a car crash on their way to the stadium. Angered by the coach's insensitivity, Nick quits the team and the school. He decides to study architecture at a Chicago university called Sheridan but refuses to play football. A professor warns him that things are different at this school and that Nick will need to conform, including getting a shorter haircut. He makes only one friend, Howard Carter, and is soon subjected to hazing and i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Wild (1955 Film)
''Running Wild'' is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Abner Biberman and starring William Campbell, Mamie Van Doren, Keenan Wynn, and Kathleen Case. The film was often paired with ''Tarantula'' as part of a double feature. Plot Ralph Barton is a young rookie cop who goes undercover to infiltrate an auto-theft ring run by juvenile delinquents. Cast * William Campbell as Ralph Barton * Mamie Van Doren as Irma Bean * Keenan Wynn as Ken Osanger * Kathleen Case as Leta Novak * Jan Merlin as Scotty Cluett * John Saxon as Vince Pomeroy * Walter Coy as Lieutenant Ed Newpole * Grayce Mills as Osanger's Mother (as Grace Mills) * Chris Randall Arkie Nodecker * Michael Fox as Delmar Graves * Will J. White as State Trooper * Richard Castle as Herbie * Otto Waldis as Leta's Father Production It was the first significant role for John Saxon, put under contract to Universal. The film is notable for a sequence where Van Doran and others dance to a recording of "Razzle-Dazzle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Greatest Sex
''The Second Greatest Sex'' is a 1955 American western musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Jeanne Crain and George Nader. It is a Western version of the play ''Lysistrata'' by Aristophanes. Plot In 1880, men from three Kansas towns, Osake, Jones City and Mandaroon - feud over which one gets to be the county seat. A safe containing important documents is the prize which, whoever controls it, will determine the county seat. To the frustration of the women back home, the men go away for long periods of time to fight over this safe, and then return home exhausted. Matt Davis wants to marry Sheriff McClure's attractive daughter Liza, but neither McClure is sure if Matt's more interested in the town or romance. The men of Osake, now have the safe, and proceed to build a courthouse in their town. However, Liza is livid when, just as they marry, Matt leaves again because the safe's now been stolen. He forms a posse and the other men take off with him. Taking t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamie Eisenhower
Mary Geneva "Mamie" Eisenhower (; November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979) was First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Born in Boone, Iowa, she was raised in a wealthy household in Colorado. She married Eisenhower, then a lieutenant in the United States Army, in 1916. She kept house and served as hostess for military officers as they moved between various postings in the United States, Panama, the Philippines, and France. Their relationship was complicated by his regular absences on duty and by the death of their firstborn son at the age of three. She became a prominent figure during World War II as General Eisenhower's wife. As first lady, Eisenhower was given near total control over the expenses and scheduling of the White House. She closely managed the staff, and her frugality was apparent in White House budgeting throughout her tenure. She entertained many foreign heads of state in her role as hostess. She showe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Lady Of The United States
First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) is a title typically held by the wife of the president of the United States, concurrent with the president's term in office. Although the first lady's role has never been Code of law, codified or officially defined, she figures prominently in the political and social life of the United States. The first lady of the United States traditionally acts as the hostess of the White House. Historically, when a president has been unmarried or a widower, he has usually asked a relative to act as White House hostess. While the household always had domestic staff, since the early 20th century, the first lady has been assisted by her event staff, which has grown over the years to include communications, personal, and program staff. Her office is now known as the Office of the First Lady of the United States, Office of the First Lady and is headquartered in the East Wing of the White House. Since the 1900s, the role of first lady has changed consider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
