Plan 9 From Outer Space
1957
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The name Vampira was the invention of Nurmi's husband, Dean Riesner. Nurmi's characterization was influenced by the Dragon Lady from the comic strip Terry and the Pirates and the evil queen from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Oct 11, 2023 · Vampira hobbed-knobbed with celebrities and made guest appearances on popular network shows. However, Maila Nurmi, the quick-witted woman in the skin-tight black dress, remained a mystery. As Vampira's creator, Nurmi was consumed by the role, rarely appearing in public out of character.
Maila Nurmi. The original glamour ghoul herself, "Vampira", of late night 1950s television, was actually born Maila Syrjäniemi (later changed to the easier surname Nurmi) on December 11, 1922 in Gloucester, Massachusetts (not Finland as she often claimed).
The Vampira Show was an American television show that broadcast vintage horror films presented by horror host Vampira. The series aired on the Los Angeles ABC television affiliate KABC-TV [1] [2] from April 30, 1954, through April 2, 1955.
NOW ON DVD!See the rare opening from the original 1954 Vampira Show!Complete episode now available on DVD exclusively at Vampira's Attic.
Jan 12, 2021 · In "Glamour Ghoul," a niece of Maila Nurmi — better known as Vampira — documents the exciting, fraught Hollywood life of a bygone horror camp icon.
In 1954, a 31-year old former model, nightclub coat-check attendant and necktie painter named Maila Nurmi attended a Hollywood party with her husband, actor-writer Dean Riesner. She made her own vampire costume, inspired by the cartoons of Charles Addams, out of fabric scraps.
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Sep 18, 2020 · Who was Vampira? You may know she was in one of the most notoriously bad movies of all time, Plan 9 from Outer Space, or that she was the basis for Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. But the story of Maila Nurmi, an American-Finnish actor who wanted to be a star, has more twists and turns than any B-movie could ever contain. Photo: user uploaded image.
Actress: Vampira Returns. The original glamour ghoul herself, "Vampira", of late night 1950s television, was actually born Maila Syrjäniemi (later changed to the easier surname Nurmi) on December 11, 1922 in Gloucester, Massachusetts (not Finland as she often claimed).
Oct 19, 2016 · Maila Nurmi was a Finnish-American actress who created the 1950s character Vampira. She was mostly known as TV’s first horror host and in the Ed Wood cult film Plan 9 from Outer Space. Vampira is known as the Dark Goddess of Horror.
