Maila Nurmi, whose "Vampira" TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner's officials said. She was 85. By The Associated Press Maila Nurmi, whose “Vampira” TV persona ...
You didn’t need to be a pubescent boy (or his father) to fully appreciate the charms of Maila Nurmi — a.k.a. Vampira — when she first appeared on late-night KABC-TV in the spring of 1954. But it ...
Before she ascended to infamy at the helm of The Vampira Show, Nurmi grew up the gawky daughter of immigrant parents, escaping from her small life to find fame in Los Angeles. There she supported ...
Late actress Maila Nurmi — who created the 1950s character Vampira — gave an interview less than four weeks before her death in 2008, recounting her relationships with screen legends James Dean, ...
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 afternoon at her Hollywood ...
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