In this feature, I'll share a guest with you all each week,
and you tell me in only three words, what come to mind.
In Three Words...
Maila "Vampira" Nurmi
LIVE! LIVE! Life is a banquet, and some sorry sons of bitches are starving!
LIVE! LIVE! Life is a banquet, and some sorry sons of bitches are starving!
Ed Wood muse
ReplyDeleteShe invented "Goth". Jx
ReplyDeleteHorror hostess pioneer :)
ReplyDeleteHaving moved to So Cal from San Francisco in 1956, before I was born, my family use to watch Vampira on late Saturday night tv. As her horror program of old horror films had run from 1954-1955 on ABC ch 7, and a very short time in 1956 on KHJ ch 9.
They did watch other horror tv show hosts like the Old Woman om KTLA ch 5 1957-1958, Ghoulita 1963 and Jeepers Creepers on KCOP ch 13 1963-1966 and Seymour on KHJ ch 9 and then KTLA ch 5 1969-1974.
I myself remember Jeepers Creepers and Seymour. We would watch their shows and order food from Chicken Delight and Pizza Man.:)
-Rj
I always enjoyed those Saturday shows with horror hostess and hosts.
DeleteIconic, vampire, model!
ReplyDeleteShe was stunning and just look at what she spawned....Vampira, Elviria, Morticia Addams, Lily Munster, even some of that inspiration in Hester Frump, And a slew of B movie female witches and vampire parts.
What a legend!
ReplyDeleteDamn fine waist!
ReplyDeleteSx
Of course! Vampira!
ReplyDeleteFisheries to Hollywood
ReplyDeleteSorry, all we had around here was Sally Star.
ReplyDeleteEr.....yer wot?
ReplyDeleteTall Dark Scary
ReplyDeleteCinched for life!
ReplyDeleteTeeny tiny waist.
ReplyDeleteL.A.s First Vampire
ReplyDeleteAw heck, I need more than three words. She was hot in L.A. when I was a tiny, innocent (?) child.
She tried to sue Cassandra Peterson, claiming that Elvira was a copy of herself. She lost the lawsuit.
This is Jon. Blogger insists that I'm anonymous.
DeleteBlogger can be a pain in the ass!
DeleteAnd I figured you would know her. She was the original! I could see her not being happy about Elvira, but on the other hand imitation is a great form of flattery.
The Maleficient Model!
ReplyDeleteHorror tv host.
ReplyDeleteIn DC we had Count Gore de Vol, Hazel Witch, Bowman Body and Dr Gruesome & Skeeter.
Rex in DC