Time stops for none, even in the all-possible entertainment capital. But Hollywood has its own way of turning back time, if equipped with the right story and the subject. As Tinseltown sniffs through pages of tomorrow, anticipation follows every quiet development in showbiz. Amidst the updates of streaming turf and theatrical terrain, a Mamie Van Doren documentary has picked up momentum, causing an undeniable frenzy about the last Hollywood blonde bombshell.
While the name is enough to summon the cinematic frenzy, the latest update hints at a move in production.
All about the Mamie Van Doren documentary in the works
According to a recent Variety report, production has officially
kicked off for the documentary about blonde bombshell, Mamie Van Doren. Van Doren is a 94-year-old American actress, singer, and model who found unbelievable fame during her Tinseltown tenure from the 1950s. The documentary, titled Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
is currently shooting in Los Angeles and Newport Beach.
The upcoming film will give the audience a closer look at Van Doren’s ascent in Hollywood.
Mamie Van Doren is one cool cat in UNTAMED YOUTH (’57) as she became the first actress to sing rock and roll in an American musical film.
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— TCM (@tcm) June 11, 2021
Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
will unpack her climb after being discovered by Howard Hughes while also narrating the details of her personal life. Producers for the documentary include Alan Eichler, Stephen Isr—-, and Marc Saltarelli. Saltarelli also directs the film, with Van Doren serving as an executive producer. Van Doren is one of the “Three M’s”
alongside Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, who were contemporaries and, most importantly, friends.
While Hollywood has focused on Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe with multiple documentaries, one even on Netflix
, Mamie Van Doren revealed why she chose to tell her story after all this time, at 94.
Mamie Van Doren sheds light on the upcoming documentary
According to the Variety report highlighting the production status for Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
, Mamie Van Doren, had been incredibly private her entire life, citing Hollywood’s blonde bombshell. However, at 94, she finally decided to “throw caution to the wind and reveal intimacies, secrets, and never-before-shared moments”
from her life to narrate her Hollywood story in Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
.
Entitled “Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell”, the first authorized doc on Hollywood’s Blonde Bombshell Mamie Van Doren is in the works. #MamieExposed pic.twitter.com/1hJBueGYNx
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Van Doren was highly praiseful about Marc Saltarelli and his team of experts for detailing her account, which spans the pinnacle of her stardom. “Together we’re going to reveal and celebrate a provocative, entertaining, and indelible life journey,”
she said in a statement about Mamie Exposed! The Life and Loves of the Last Blonde Bombshell
. The blonde bombshell is currently writing her third memoir and is represented by Alan Nevins of Renaissance Literary & Talent Agency.
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