You Thought I Was Dead: My Life of Celebrities, Sex, and Champagne

A candid, no-holds-barred memoir in which Hollywood icon Mamie Van Doren busts myths, settles old scores, and unveils untold stories from a life lived at the glittering and gritty edges of the Golden Age.

You Thought I Was Dead is Mamie Van Doren as you’ve never seen her: unguarded, unapologetic, and gloriously unfiltered.

From a South Dakota farm to Hollywood soundstages, Mamie’s life has been anything but ordinary. In this tell-all memoir, the platinum-blonde legend shatters the polished m...