Marilyn came along in the 1950s. She really opened the door for me. When I got my contract at Universal, I was their answer to Marilyn Monroe. They m… - Mamie Van Doren

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Marilyn came along in the 1950s. She really opened the door for me. When I got my contract at Universal, I was their answer to Marilyn Monroe. They made my hair platinum, and they gave me a lot of sexy roles—dumb roles, actually.

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About Mamie Van Doren

Mamie Van Doren (born February 6, 1931; some sources say 1933) is an American actress and sex symbol.

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Birth Name: Joan Lucille Olander
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She <nowiki>[Marilyn Monroe]</nowiki> was so vulnerable to the world, but what a sweet person she really was, lovable, compassionate—I have nothing but grace for Marilyn, and she should have been at least nominated for an Academy Award for Bus Stop.. But in those days, they preferred to nominate the Bette Davis kind of stars.

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