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A Cultural Icon: Maila Nurmi as Vampira
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Dan Carino
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Oct 30, 2010
A Cultural Icon: Maila Nurmi as Vampira
Hers is the classic entertainment story of broken promises, except in her case, Maila Nurmi achieved something that transcended the shoddy treatment she received from the Industry: lasting impact as the creator of Vampira, and the undying love of fans and friends. This week, we spend the hour with Nurmi, in interviews conducted by RH Greene for his documentary "Schlock: The Secret History of American Movies," and in the memories of her true friends. CLICK THROUGH for links to Greene's Vampire novel "Incarnadine: the True Memoirs of Count Dracula" and to see Nurmi as Vampira.
Maila Nurmi as Vampira.
Maila Nurmi as Vampira.
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Courtesy RH Greene
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Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira, in 1959's "Plan 9 From Outer Space," called -- by people who never saw "Alien Versus Predator" - "the worst movie ever made."
Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira, in 1959's "Plan 9 From Outer Space," called -- by people who never saw "Alien Versus Predator" - "the worst movie ever made."
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Wikipedia Commons
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Hers is the classic entertainment story of broken promises, except in her case, Maila Nurmi achieved something that transcended the shoddy treatment she received from the Industry: lasting impact as the creator of Vampira, and the undying love of fans and friends. This week, we spend the hour with Nurmi, in interviews conducted by RH Greene for his documentary "Schlock: The Secret History of American Movies," and in the memories of her true friends. CLICK THROUGH for links to Greene's Vampire novel "Incarnadine: the True Memoirs of Count Dracula" and to see Nurmi as Vampira.

Hers is the classic entertainment story of broken promises, except in her case, Maila Nurmi achieved something that transcended the shoddy treatment she received from the Industry: lasting impact as the creator of Vampira, and the undying love of fans and friends.

This week, we spend the hour with Nurmi, in interviews conducted by RH Greene for his documentary "Schlock: The Secret History of American Movies," and in the memories of her true friends.

CLICK THROUGH for links to Greene's Vampire novel "Incarnadine: the True Memoirs of Count Dracula" and to see Nurmi as Vampira.