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The platinum queen
of the drive-in screen resents being categorized with the
myriad buxom bombshells that flourished in the 1950s. The
way she sees it, rock 'n roll set her apart. Her close identification
with the emerging scene -- Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent,
Little Richard, et al. -- gave her image a youthful edge
the others never aspired to. "I was always noted as
an 'Untamed Youth' type," Mamie declares, referring
to her classic film of the same name. "I love that
movie. That was my favorite. Even better than Teacher's
Pet with Clark Gable." The Gable vehicle contained
Mamie's corny, hip-swinging show-stopper The Girl Who
Invented Rock And Roll, but the brassy night club number
was a far cry from the music she loved best.
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