Film Icon Mamie Van Doren, 95, Teases Scandalous Hollywood Hookups New Book, “You Thought I Was Dead”

Key Points:

• Mamie Van Doren, one of classic Hollywood's original "blonde bombshells" alongside Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, has shared a TikTok video introducing herself to a younger generation and promoting her new book, *You Thought I Was Dead: My Life of Celebrities, Sex, and Champagne*.
• At 95, Van Doren reflects on her experiences during Hollywood's Golden Age, revealing her time as a Universal Studios starlet and her interactions with iconic figures, including Rock Hudson.
• Van Doren highlights the challenges she faced, such as being dropped by Universal after becoming pregnant out of wedlock in 1956, a situation complicated by the male-dominated studio system.
• Her new book offers more than Hollywood gossip, also telling the story of her upbringing on a South Dakota farm, near-orphanhood, and overcoming hardships during World War II to achieve stardom.
• Previously known as part of "The Three M’s," Van Doren has a long career in the 1950s and 60s and published a memoir in 1987 titled *Playing the Field: My Story*.