Comments on: Tura Satana - An American Icon http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Mas Frank http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-2601 Tue, 12 May 2009 02:47:03 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-2601 Dear Kimberly, This is one of the best articles I've read about Tura Bravura (my nickname for this raven-haired diva) and I've had to plough through quite a few when researching my articles for the Dutch & English Wikipedia. Tura has her own MySpace site these days, and is the most delightful correspondent you could imagine. If Mae West were still alive, she'd be rolling in the aisle after reading Tura's amusing stories and anecdotes. So long may Tura Satana run, dance, and kick against shins that deserve her special treatment! Cheers for now and keep up the good work. Dear Kimberly,
This is one of the best articles I’ve read about Tura Bravura (my nickname for this raven-haired diva) and I’ve had to plough through quite a few when researching my articles for the Dutch & English Wikipedia. Tura has her own MySpace site these days, and is the most delightful correspondent you could imagine. If Mae West were still alive, she’d be rolling in the aisle after reading Tura’s amusing stories and anecdotes. So long may Tura Satana run, dance, and kick against shins that deserve her special treatment! Cheers for now and keep up the good work.

]]> by: M. Peachbush http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-380 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:01:30 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-380 You mention that Tura was photographed by Harold Lloyd, but neglect to state that she was photographed in the nude! And in 3-D! I don't think she ever posed nude, but accomodated Harold Lloyd. The 3-D part is just gravy. You mention that Tura was photographed by Harold Lloyd, but neglect to state that she was photographed in the nude! And in 3-D!
I don’t think she ever posed nude, but accomodated Harold Lloyd. The 3-D part is just gravy.

]]> by: Theron http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-322 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:41:28 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-322 They truly don't make 'em like Tura anymore. Great blog! You can thank Stacie Ponder (of Final Girl fame) for turning me on to it... They truly don’t make ‘em like Tura anymore.

Great blog! You can thank Stacie Ponder (of Final Girl fame) for turning me on to it…

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-307 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:16:22 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-307 Glad you enjoyed my post Paul and thanks so much for sharing your terrific story about meeting Tura. I really enjoyed reading it. I can't believe someone had the nerve to treat her like that, but it must have been interesting to be there and witness it all. Thanks again! Glad you enjoyed my post Paul and thanks so much for sharing your terrific story about meeting Tura. I really enjoyed reading it. I can’t believe someone had the nerve to treat her like that, but it must have been interesting to be there and witness it all.

Thanks again!

]]> by: Paul Matwychuk http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-303 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:31:43 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-303 Great post! I had the great pleasure of interviewing Tura Satana a few years ago when FASTER, PUSSYCAT! played the local revival theatre here in Edmonton, Alberta. I talked to her for what must have been close to an hour, and she was sensational. She told a great story about going to see a screening of PUSSYCAT. There was a guy sitting behind her who kept making all these snarky comments about her--"She's not so tough!" "I could take that dame, easy!" and that kind of thing. Finally, Tura just turned around and said, "Oh yeah? Well, let's see you do it, then!" The guy just about wet himself. I also vividly remember her talking about how guys were always hitting on her when she was an actress and in burlesque and how she finally got marriage to a police officer. "So what does it take for a man to impress Tura Satana?" I asked, and she replied, "A lot." So cool! Great blog! Keep up the fantastic work! Great post!

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Tura Satana a few years ago when FASTER, PUSSYCAT! played the local revival theatre here in Edmonton, Alberta. I talked to her for what must have been close to an hour, and she was sensational. She told a great story about going to see a screening of PUSSYCAT. There was a guy sitting behind her who kept making all these snarky comments about her–”She’s not so tough!” “I could take that dame, easy!” and that kind of thing. Finally, Tura just turned around and said, “Oh yeah? Well, let’s see you do it, then!” The guy just about wet himself.

I also vividly remember her talking about how guys were always hitting on her when she was an actress and in burlesque and how she finally got marriage to a police officer. “So what does it take for a man to impress Tura Satana?” I asked, and she replied, “A lot.” So cool!

Great blog! Keep up the fantastic work!

]]> by: Jeremy http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-300 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:59:14 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-300 I'm with Keith, "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" has proved most elusive and I have wanted to see it for years. I mainly have been curious to see Dean with Elizabeth Montgomery but now that I know that Tura is in it also it has become a must track down. I'll let know if I can ever score a copy... I’m with Keith,
“Who’s Been Sleeping In My Bed” has proved most elusive and I have wanted to see it for years. I mainly have been curious to see Dean with Elizabeth Montgomery but now that I know that Tura is in it also it has become a must track down.
I’ll let know if I can ever score a copy…

]]> by: Keith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-298 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:50:27 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-298 Hey Kimberly! That's one of the few Dino movies I've never seen. I've wanted to though. I really love a lot of his bedroom comedies. These 60's sex comedies were always favorites of mine. I'll have to see if I can find this one. Jeremy might have seen it since he's also a Dino fan. Hey Kimberly! That’s one of the few Dino movies I’ve never seen. I’ve wanted to though. I really love a lot of his bedroom comedies. These 60’s sex comedies were always favorites of mine. I’ll have to see if I can find this one. Jeremy might have seen it since he’s also a Dino fan.

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-297 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:10:20 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-297 Thanks so much for all the nice comments! Brian - Glad you enjoyed my long-winded piece on Tura. I'm sad to say that I haven't had the chance to catch any of the Midnight Mass shows yet, but they sound fantastic! Female Trouble is my own favorite John Water's film and I noticed that it will be showing when Water's is there for a Q&A and meet and greet session. StinkyLulu - Thanks for stopping by my blog. I really enjoyed discovering your own blog thanks to the Action Heroine blog-a-thon. I hope you'll give some of Tura's films a look soon. She's a fascinating lady! Jeremy - I'm glad you were able to discover a few new things about Tura thanks to my post. It's sort of a collection of all the information I've managed to gather about her from all the interviews I've read, but I hope she publishes her own bio soon! I'm really looking forward to it. I think it will be an amazing read. Keith - I'm also glad you enjoyed my post and discovered a few new things about Tura as well. I know you're a big Dino fan so I wanted to ask if you've ever seen the Dino film Who’s Been Sleeping In My Bed? which features Tura as a dancer? That's the one Tura Satana film I've never seen and I'd love to check it out someday. Maybe Jeremy has seen it too since I know he's also a big dino fan as well? Dr Insermini - Thanks a lot! I'm glad we came across each other's blogs during the blog-a-thon. Thanks so much for all the nice comments!

Brian - Glad you enjoyed my long-winded piece on Tura. I’m sad to say that I haven’t had the chance to catch any of the Midnight Mass shows yet, but they sound fantastic! Female Trouble is my own favorite John Water’s film and I noticed that it will be showing when Water’s is there for a Q&A and meet and greet session.

StinkyLulu - Thanks for stopping by my blog. I really enjoyed discovering your own blog thanks to the Action Heroine blog-a-thon. I hope you’ll give some of Tura’s films a look soon. She’s a fascinating lady!

Jeremy - I’m glad you were able to discover a few new things about Tura thanks to my post. It’s sort of a collection of all the information I’ve managed to gather about her from all the interviews I’ve read, but I hope she publishes her own bio soon! I’m really looking forward to it. I think it will be an amazing read.

Keith - I’m also glad you enjoyed my post and discovered a few new things about Tura as well. I know you’re a big Dino fan so I wanted to ask if you’ve ever seen the Dino film Who’s Been Sleeping In My Bed? which features Tura as a dancer? That’s the one Tura Satana film I’ve never seen and I’d love to check it out someday. Maybe Jeremy has seen it too since I know he’s also a big dino fan as well?

Dr Insermini - Thanks a lot! I’m glad we came across each other’s blogs during the blog-a-thon.

]]> by: Dr Insermini http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-296 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:41:03 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-296 Tura, she's a goddess Didn't know your web, it's terrific Tura, she’s a goddess

Didn’t know your web, it’s terrific

]]> by: Keith http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-295 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:38:21 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-295 Hey Kimberly! This was a great blog post to get you back in the groove since your Vegas trip. Wow! Tura Satana is so awesome. I loved her in "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!." Russ Meyer rocks. I've seen her in a few other things, but this blog taught me a lot about her I never knew. I always learn something new on Cinebeats. Thanks. She's definitely lived a life of adventure. It's a shame that she also was hit by so much tragedy. I wish she could have had a brighter career. Glad to see you are home from Vegas safe and sound. Hey Kimberly! This was a great blog post to get you back in the groove since your Vegas trip. Wow! Tura Satana is so awesome. I loved her in “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!.” Russ Meyer rocks. I’ve seen her in a few other things, but this blog taught me a lot about her I never knew. I always learn something new on Cinebeats. Thanks. She’s definitely lived a life of adventure. It’s a shame that she also was hit by so much tragedy. I wish she could have had a brighter career. Glad to see you are home from Vegas safe and sound.

]]> by: Jeremy http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-294 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:26:34 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-294 Wow, what a way to come back from Vegas Kimberly. Incredible post on an incredible lady. There was a lot here I didn't know about her and it was such a fascinating read. I hate that she wasn't able to make more films after Faster Pussycat as she is so unforgettable in that film. I really love The Doll Squad also and this post made me really want to revisit it. I can't wait for her book to come out, it should be an incredible read. Thanks for coming back with such a great post... Wow, what a way to come back from Vegas Kimberly. Incredible post on an incredible lady. There was a lot here I didn’t know about her and it was such a fascinating read. I hate that she wasn’t able to make more films after Faster Pussycat as she is so unforgettable in that film. I really love The Doll Squad also and this post made me really want to revisit it.
I can’t wait for her book to come out, it should be an incredible read.
Thanks for coming back with such a great post…

]]> by: StinkyLulu http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-293 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:10:23 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-293 Nice to meet you, Cinebeats. (Thanks to that crazy kid Nathaniel & his Action Heroine Blogathon.) Thanks, too, for providing such a wondrous introduction to Tura Satana, a performer I've long known next to nothing about... Nice to meet you, Cinebeats. (Thanks to that crazy kid Nathaniel & his Action Heroine Blogathon.)

Thanks, too, for providing such a wondrous introduction to Tura Satana, a performer I’ve long known next to nothing about…

]]> by: Brian http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-292 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:52:24 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-292 Are you a Midnight Mass attendee, cinebeats? I'm excited to see that Satana is going to make an in-person appearance this year, but as much as I love <i>Desperate Living</i> (my favorite John Waters film), I'm a little disappointed that Peaches Christ isn't going to be screening one of Satana's films this time around. The first one I ever saw was <i>the Doll Squad</i> at a Midnight Mass in 2001, the summer I attended practically every week. But I guess her filmography is short enough that there aren't that many films to choose from (much less in decent prints), and <i>Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!</i> screened as recently as 2005 so it's probably too soon for a reprise. Anyway, great article with great photos! Are you a Midnight Mass attendee, cinebeats? I’m excited to see that Satana is going to make an in-person appearance this year, but as much as I love Desperate Living (my favorite John Waters film), I’m a little disappointed that Peaches Christ isn’t going to be screening one of Satana’s films this time around. The first one I ever saw was the Doll Squad at a Midnight Mass in 2001, the summer I attended practically every week. But I guess her filmography is short enough that there aren’t that many films to choose from (much less in decent prints), and Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill! screened as recently as 2005 so it’s probably too soon for a reprise.

Anyway, great article with great photos!

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-291 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:14:23 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-291 Thanks so much Anna! I'm happy I could introduce someone to Tura Satana. She's an amazing woman who's had an incredible life and I'm really looking forward to her upcoming biography. I hope it's finished soon. Thanks again! Thanks so much Anna! I’m happy I could introduce someone to Tura Satana. She’s an amazing woman who’s had an incredible life and I’m really looking forward to her upcoming biography. I hope it’s finished soon. Thanks again!

]]> by: Anna http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-290 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:46:47 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-290 Wow! What a fantastic post! Thanks for finding me so that I could find you back. Wouldn't have missed this post for the world. Tura was totally unknown to me - until now. Fascinating woman. Would love to read her book. Irma la Duce is an old favorite - may be time to re-watch it soon and look for Tura . . . So much info &amp; a very good analysis - thanks! Wow! What a fantastic post! Thanks for finding me so that I could find you back. Wouldn’t have missed this post for the world. Tura was totally unknown to me - until now. Fascinating woman. Would love to read her book. Irma la Duce is an old favorite - may be time to re-watch it soon and look for Tura . . .

So much info & a very good analysis - thanks!

]]> by: cinebeats http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-289 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:05:49 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-289 Thanks for the comment Rodney! I'm really happy to hear that you've enjoyed a lot of my film suggestions. I hope you'll give The Doll Squad a look and let me know what you think of it. It's really a fun movie, but also super low-budget. Thanks again for the feedback! Thanks for the comment Rodney! I’m really happy to hear that you’ve enjoyed a lot of my film suggestions. I hope you’ll give The Doll Squad a look and let me know what you think of it. It’s really a fun movie, but also super low-budget. Thanks again for the feedback!

]]> by: Rodney Wall http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-286 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:18:05 +0100 http://cinebeats.blogsome.com/2007/06/13/tura-satana-an-american-icon/#comment-286 I discovered your blog about a month ago, by following the links from the "Tomb It May Concern" blog, and I just want to say that I really enjoy it. I've been really into Euro (mostly Italian) Action/Spy/Horror films from the 60's/70's lately, and you've turned me on to some great stuff. As for Tura Satana, I've always like Faster Pussycat, but I've never seen her other work. The Doll Squad seems right up my alley. Keep up the good work. I discovered your blog about a month ago, by following the links from the “Tomb It May Concern” blog, and I just want to say that I really enjoy it.
I’ve been really into Euro (mostly Italian) Action/Spy/Horror films from the 60’s/70’s lately, and you’ve turned me on to some great stuff.

As for Tura Satana, I’ve always like Faster Pussycat, but I’ve never seen her other work.
The Doll Squad seems right up my alley.

Keep up the good work.

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