February 6th marks Mamie Van Doren’s 95th birthday, one of the last living blonde bombshells of Old Hollywood who starred in movies with legends like Mickey Rooney, Clark Gable and Jackie Coogan. She knew icons like Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith and somehow outlived all of them. A true living legend. #mamievandoren #oldhollywood #goldenageofhollywoodland #marilynmonroe #jaynemansfield | John Joseph

Mamie Van Doren, 94, is the subject of a forthcoming documentary from the makers of the excellent “Studio One.” Among the backs is Alan Eichler, who repped Mamie for years, and booked her into a gay club tour in the ‘80s, when Mamie was among the first celebrities to lend her name to AIDS causes. She is a charming libertine not exactly known for being a prude, so it’s all the more shocking to revisit this clip of her chatting with Skip E. Lowe. Lowe (his professional name, after Gaylord Esterbro