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Corbis Historical. Object name: ar_elvira-61983.jpg. Max file size: 3130 x 4203 px (10.43 x 14.01 in) - 300 dpi - 2 MB. Cassandra Peterson as Elvira pose for a portrait in October 1983 in Los Angeles, California. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
- Elvira’s Accident
- Sharon Tate’s Influence
- Elvira Hates Slasher Movies
- She Doesn’T Pose in The Buff
- Elvira vs. Vampira
- She Was A Bond Girl
- Elvira The Game Queen
- The Price Was Right
- Before The Fear Came Fellini
- Connection to Pee-Wee Herman
Peterson experienced real-life horror as a child, when she accidentally scalded herself with a pan of boiling water. The burns resulted in skin grafts. According to Screen Rant,she injured “roughly thirty-five percent of her body, with the most severe burns occurring on her neck and shoulders.” Terrible though this was, it led to Peterson using hum...
Elvira mixes Gothic glamour with vampy vibes. If Peterson had followed her original idea, however, the hostess with the ghostess might have looked quite different. B-D mentions that she wanted to model her appearance on actress Sharon Tate in The Fearless Vampire Killers, directed by her husband Roman Polanski in 1967. Tate – who tragically became ...
While you might think Elvira would enjoy the company of Michael Myers and Jason Vorhees, it really wouldn’t be the case. This dedicated horror nut reportedly can’t get on board with slasher flicks. B-D writes about Elvira’s view on body count-heavy efforts like Halloween. For her, they’re “more in line with the nightly news” than a scary good time.
The mere presence of Elvira arouses more than idle curiosity. That said, she isn’t interested in baring it all. When Hugh Hefner asked her to pose for Playboy, she declined to enter the realm of the bunny girls. Screen Rant notes that she took her cue from a surprising source… Elvira fans. We have them to thank for steering Peterson away from Hef w...
If you think Elvira and predecessor Vampira look a little similar, then you’d be right. Peterson reportedly took elements of Vampira when putting her own creation together. Vampira was played by Maila Nurmi, who starred in Ed Wood’s infamous B movie ‘classic’ Plan 9 From Outer Space(1957). She too was a hostess of horror and saw Peterson as musclin...
The future Elvira appeared in a small role opposite Sean Connery in Diamonds Are Forever(1971). Uncredited and described as “Dancer,” she wasn’t up there with the other Bond women. But it’s still a cool entry on the resume of this pop culture icon.
She’s appeared in various game-based roles over the years. Three video games were produced, together with three pinball machines. Elvira has even become part of the Call Of Duty franchise and was featured in Infinite Warfare “Absolution” from 2017.
As well as being pals with the likes of Elvis, Peterson was a friend of horror movie stalwart and celebrated actor Vincent Price. It was his House On Haunted Hill(1959) that first got her hooked on the genre. He also had a bearing on Elvira’s persona. B-D writes that she’s “a cross between Price and actress Mae West.”
Following encouragement from Elvis Presley, Peterson took up singing. She caught the attention of respected Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini, who cast her in his 1972 comedy-drama Roma (1972). Peterson lived in Italy at the time, where she was lead vocalist with two rock groups, I Latins 80and The Snails.
Cassandra Peterson met performer Paul Reubens at the famous Groundlings comedy troupe. He would go on to create his own sensational character, Pee-wee Herman. For Herman’s big-screen debut Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, directed by Tim Burtonin 1985, Reubens invited Peterson along to play the role of Biker Mama. She features in the famous “Tequila” seque...
1983: Cassandra Peterson as Elvira poses for a portrait in October 1983 in Los Angeles. 2015 Aaron Rapoport; Facebook; Twitter; ... Elvira Mistress of the Dark photo-op during Comic-Con 2011 on ...
Oct 28, 2022 · LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 1983: Cassandra Peterson as Elvira pose for a portrait in October 1983 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images) Aaron Rapoport/Getty Images Even before she came out , Cassandra Peterson (a.k.a. Elvira, the Mistress of the Dark) was a gay icon.
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Cassandra Peterson as Elvira pose for a portrait in October 1983 in Los Angeles, California. American actress Cassandra Peterson as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, in Cannes, France, 1987. Actress Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira attends Comic-Con International on July 23, 2016 in San Diego, California.
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