Plan 9 From Outer Space
1957
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Jan 12, 2021 · Maila Nurmi hanging from her feet as Vampira in a photo from the biography “Glamour Ghoul.”. She was “the first Goth,” says Sandra Niemi, Nurmi’s niece and now her biographer. But the ...
Oct 11, 2023 · However, Maila Nurmi, the quick-witted woman in the skin-tight black dress, remained a mystery. As Vampira's creator, Nurmi was consumed by the role, rarely appearing in public out of character. In the years after Vampira's initial fame, Nurmi came to regard her alter ego as a blessing and a curse.
Jan 16, 2008 · Maila Nurmi, whose “Vampira” TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner’s officials said. She was 85. Nurmi died Thursday afternoon at her Hollywood home, Los ...
The Incredible But True Story of Maila ‘Vampira’ Nurmi. In 1954, a 31-year old former model, nightclub coat-check attendant and necktie painter named Maila Nurmi attended a Hollywood party with her husband, actor-writer Dean Riesner. She made her own vampire costume, inspired by the cartoons of Charles Addams, out of fabric scraps.
Apr 30, 2024 · Nurmi died in Los Angeles in 2008, and is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Her niece, Sandra Niemi, discovered pages of Nurmi’s unfinished autobiography, and Niemi published the book Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pain of the Real Vampira, Maila Nurmi in 2021.
Jan 16, 2008 · JACOB ADELMAN. LOS ANGELES — Maila Nurmi, whose “Vampira” TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner’s officials said. She was 85. Ms. Nurmi died Thursday ...
Jan 10, 2008 · Maila Elizabeth Syrjäniemi, known professionally as Maila Nurmi, was an American-Finn actress who created the campy 1950s character Vampira.
