I still think I could have repaired the front of her dress. Just a
few stitches so she wouldn't be so cold in the movies...
--G.H.
--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "tschibasch"
<tschibasch_at_...> wrote:
>
> The actress known as "Vampira" has died.
>
> Her real name was Maila Nurmi, and she was originally from Finland.
> She was a horror film hostess in the 1950s, decades before "Elvira".
> She also played a part in Ed Wood's "Plan Nine from Outer Space". This
> was undoubtedly Mr. Wood's *Magnum Opus*.
>
> In the 1980s "Vampira" tried to sue "Elvira", since there was a strong
> similarity to both shows. She lost.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maila_Nurmi
>
> John
>
Received on 2008-01-14 19:02:12