r/OldSchoolCool • u/eaglemaxie • 2d ago

1950s James Dean visibly resentful of a studio-mandated date to escort Academy Award-nominated actress Terry Moore to the premiere of Sabrina in Los Angeles, 1954

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u/HipsterQueer 2d ago

According to Maila "Vampira" Nurmi's diaries, Terry was a ... a'hem, loose woman. A real, C U Next Tuesday. Then again Maila had the hots for Jimmy.

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u/bdd1001 2d ago edited 1d ago

Bizarre fact: Maila had a son with Orson Welles (who she also claims gave her “the clap”). She gave him up for adoption and he didn’t know who his parents were until late into adulthood. Can you imagine the mind f*ck of finding out that your biological parents are Citizen Kane and Vampira?

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u/Haircut117 2d ago

Can you imagine the life and opportunities he was deprived of by her decision to put him up for adoption?

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u/anno_nomali 1d ago

Orson was married at the time. That kid would've been raised by a single mother who never became Vampira.

It seems like she gave the kid a chance at a life and opportunities by putting them up for adoption.