I felt a lot of her style was copied and and she never got the credit for it. Not just the looks, but her manner of speaking, behavior and dry humor. At least people know now.
Man it's very cool that 100 yrs after her birth she is still loved and has such a huge wonderful fan base. To me she is and always will be the true Vampira, Queen of the undead but she was and still is so much more. You're welcome to haunt/visit my dreams anytime my love.
That was an absolutely gorgeous celebration. Stories to treasure about a trail blazer. Everyone spoke beautifully and with such love and I love the fact that Maila pointed at Goth girls and said, "there she is" and how right she was to do so. Thank for being there Grimms.
Maila Nurmi has been my daughter's fashion muse since elementary school, so I especially loved today's video. Hopefully I can visit the Hollywood cemeteries, myself, after retirement -- Maila and Jambi the Genie are high on my list!
Another historic gem of a video . I knew nothing about Vampira till I watched this. Very sweet how all her friends and family turned out with their little testimonials to her greatness, how they met her, how they all influenced each other's lives, ect. And you two were there to catch it all on tape. Terrific job! Happy bday, Vampira!
What lovely words and fond memories shared by Maila's friend and family. We should all be so fortunate to have truly nice things said about us once we cross to the other side. Thank you, Grimmlife! Think I'll dust off Plan 9 in her (and your) honor!
Happy Birthday Vampira! She is literally my very favorite character! Absolutely gorgeous and way ahead of her time. Thank you for honoring her and continuing to bring her up on your channel. You both are the best! ~Carli 🧛🏻♀️
I got a picture of Close-up, the cemetery cat, right in front of Vampira's grave went I went to Hollywood Forever last year. It's good to know she's still remembered by the younger generation. I came to know her through Plan 9 From Outer Space and the Ed Wood movie. It's a shame footage of her old TV show is practically non-existent. I guess those were the days when shows weren't recorded. As always, Happy Halloween, guys!
Maila Nurmi is way more culturally significant than people realise. She embodies that classic image of female power, darkness and humor that is now so prevalent in books, movies and television... and she has come to embody the magic and special feeling we have been gifted from her expanded legacy. Thanks for creating and sharing this video. Great work as always!
Oh man I would have loved to be there!! I would cosplay her while there. Love this! Thank you for documenting this and sharing to us. Love you and Beautiful Jessica! 🖤💗🖤
Thank you for this. I watched this on December 12, my Mother's birthday. December 12, 1929 to October 27, 2006. We had her funeral on November 1, near Halloween.
This was absolutely beautiful. Loved the stories (and that gorgeous classic hurst) and that was so awesome that the family shared those priceless photos/autographs with you both. How amazing to be able to share this monumental occasion on the 100th birthday of a true legend. Thank you for sharing with all of us. Happy Birthday, Vampira and Happy Halloween to you both and all the Grimm Life Ghouls. 🦇🦇🦇
Visited her grave this summer. Truly a treat. The awesome Darren McGavin (Kolchak the Night Stalker, the Dad from A Christmas Story) is located right beside her grave as well 👍
I just loved that ceremony of Mila Nurmi 100th birthday. She will be forever remembered. The stories told were heartfelt. Glad your both home safe from your travels and being there to film this lovey tribute ❤️🦇
DaWG-Gone iT!... I missed this episode running a ton of morning errands, but my heart is SO inline with Vampira's memory---- 100 years!?... WOW, she would have been 100 on her birthday, and I thank you GriMMs for doing an anniversary episode on her..... Thanks, GriMMs, for all you do, even though you'll ProLLy never read this post.... wish I could have been there at Forever Cemetery ....Happy Halloween!.... :^)"""""""
That was a beautiful ceremony they did for vampira. It was wonderful to see her niece and to hear her talk about her aunt. I am going to make it a point to get to Hollywood forever cemetery so I can pay my respects to her. Thank you for doing this video
What an honor this was to see this, and be a part of this because of you! The fact that you shared such a wonderful event with us is why we love you and Jessica! I basically knew nothing about Vampira until I saw Ed Wood! I’m so glad so much was brought to light about her from Dana Gould! What a rich and lovely relationship they had! What a fascinating woman! Thank you for bringing us along❤️
Such a fascinating video and the ceremony was great! Really enjoyed when her niece spoke. You both always do incredible videos and I wanted to point out how professional you are with the camerawork. When Matt Mitchell and his daughter, Mila, were introduced, I caught where you didn't pan over to show them and I know it was because of Matt's daughter and keeping her from being shown. Bravo! Yet another reason I enjoy y'all!
Thank you for video taping this. I was fortunate to also be a pen pal of hers and visited her grave 2 years ago. What a wonderful thing to witness thank you! She was a wonderful person!
She was a amazing Lady! Sure appreciate you sharing this with us. Mike you do such a awesome job on narration and your story telling abilities are the best there is, just amazing! I just watched in your vast library of content the in cold blood vlog you and the lovely Jessica did. Wow you put the chills down my spine! I appreciate your efforts and quality content thanks for all you do Cheers to you ! & to continued success. To all who view this amazing channel please check out the vast library of content on this Epic channel has to offer believe me I have been watching the Grims for years and you will always find a story you mite of missed or would love to see again lol some I have watched multiple times because Mike & Jessica make you feel as if you are there in the flesh!Luv&Peace friend's! 🤝🏼✌🏼💛
Glad to see another famous resting place at Hollywood Forever. The cemetery is behind the old RKO Radio Pictures lot on Melrose, which was taken over by Paramount. RKO is my favorite studio. Love that cemetery. Vampira rests with some Hollywood greats!.
I remember watching Vampira on TV when I was a kid, and I was absolutely IN LOVE with her. God love you, Maila, you were, and still are, the greatest. Rest well, beautiful lady.
Happy 100th Birthday Beautiful ◇◇◇ Thank you for bringing me with you, you guys are the best, appropriate your passions, she is an awesome woman & great talent...Happy Halloween 🌹 🧛🏻♀️👽
Thanks so very, very much for letting us attend this through your video! Darren McGavin's tombstone is visible in the background to the left of the podium; his first name is visible, but the tall plant obscures his last name from our view.
Thank you for sharing this with me. I met her when I was In my late teen years what a great women very nice, I even the hug she gave me I can still feel it.
That is awesome! How they do that for an icon like her. They should do that more often for her icons like Boris, Vincent, Bella and many other to come.
Absolutely beautiful video. Your love for the history of L.A. and it's actors and actresses shows in each video you do. I can tell how deeply touched by the stories you are by the respect you show towards those involved. Happy Birthday beautiful Vampira may you rest in peace and thank you for the memories. Thank you Michael and Jessica for all the memories your videos have given us. Happy Halloween.
Happy birthday vampira you are 100 years old today may you rest in peace and may your legend live on and happy Halloween Michael and Jessica I will always be a grimmlifecolltive fan for life and I like watching your videos because you learn about the video that you watch
Wow! That was amazing. What a beautiful ceremony I'm so happy you guys got to attend. I'm sorry to say I'm not familiar with Vampira. I will now go crawl back under the rock from which I came. Thank you guys so much for introducing me to this wonderful lady. Now this weekend I will be binge watching some of her shows and catching a movie. Love you guys thanks again.
Vampira & Elvira lawsuit 🤯. What a amazing woman, loved hearing the stories about Vampira. Thank you for sharing what a wonderful day. Very kind of the family to give those photos, I found her from that Johnny depp movie and loved she wanted to be her own character.
