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Mamie Van Doren, a so-called sex goddess of the silver screen in the 1950s and '60s, is alive and well and appearing this week at the Hook and Ladder (...)
Mamie Van Doren, a so-called sex goddess of the silver screen in the 1950s and '60s, is alive and well and appearing this week at the Hook and Ladder (...)

Mamie Van Doren, a so-called sex goddess of the silver screen in the 1950s and '60s, is alive and well and appearing this week at the Hook and Ladder (...)

Date2/24/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mamie Van Doren, a so-called sex goddess of the silver screen in the 1950s and '60s, is alive and well and appearing this week at the Hook and Ladder Club. She says even though I'm fairly well stacked, the studio used to pad her bras.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0087414F
Canada's King of Tennis back in 1950s and '60s, Bob Bedard is still playing occasional tournament as 41st birthday approaches. Now living in Toronto, (...)
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An antique: The Atlas rocket that blasted John Glenn into orbit in 1962 is now among the museum's nostalgic collection of space craft from the 1950s and '60s
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Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren
2/24/1975
Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren
2/24/1975
A big favorite of the '60s, singer Bobby Rydell is back in Toronto at the Hook and Ladder Club
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Evergreen: Piper Laurie, once called one of The Six Virgins Of Hollywood, hasn't lost her looks - but her movie roles have matured a lot since the 1950s
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Remember the 1950s? Chubby Checker does, and so did 600 other folks who twisted last night away with the legendary and still-lively singer, who's at t(...)
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U.S. Impressionist John Byner. At Hook and Ladder Club for the rest of the week
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The skill of impressionist Frank Gorshin is seen in his face as he goes through act at the opening of a two-week engagement in the Hook and Ladder Clu(...)
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This week's star at the Hook and Ladder Club, singer Gordon MacRae reminisced with The Star's Frank Rasky about his life 20 years ago when he was a hot item in the movies
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