Happy 95th Birthday to Mamie Van Doren!

It is a sad fact that many of the classic blonde bombshells of the 1950s died young. Marilyn Monroe died at age 36. Jayne Mansfield was 34 when she was killed in an automobile accident. Joi Lansing was only 43 when she died from breast cancer. We are then very lucky that we have the great Mamie Van Doren with us. Indeed, she turned 95 today,. In tribute to Miss Van Doren, then, here are some of my favourite photos of her.

A promotional photo for Untamed Youth (1957) with Lori Nelson (who's on the left).

A photo of Mamie Van Doren from 1955. She's called the Girl Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll for a reason!

Another classic publicity photo of Mamie Van Doren, this one for The Second Greatest Sex (1955).

A publicity photo of Mamie Van Doren from approximately the mid-Fifties.

 A promotional photo for Sex Kittens Go to College (1960)

A picture of Mamie Van Doren with a lamb. 

A promotional photo for High School Confidential (1958)

A promotional photo for Teacher's Pet (1958). Yes, Mamie got to wear costumes designed by Edith Head!