8 Things You May Not Know About Vampira

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Aug 24, 2016
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5. In the 1980’s Vampira was no more. Maila started to write a book about the underbelly of 1950’s Hollywood. It was never published.

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6. One of her closest friends was James Dean. She explained their friendship by saying, “We have the same neuroses.”

Maila Nurmi Vampira James Dean

7. She was the victim of an attempted murder when a man forced his way into her apartment. She was terrorized for hours until she managed to escape.

Maila Nurmi Vampira

8. Maila was inducted posthumously into the Monster Kid Hall of Fame at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Vampira: The Movie won a Rondo for Best Independent Production as a tribute to her.

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