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Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain , while other sources claim that it is likely of Germanic ( Gothic ) origin. In the Balkans , Elvira is popular among Bosniaks , Croats , and Slovenes in the former Yugoslav nations.
"Elvira" is a song written and originally recorded by Dallas Frazier in 1966 on his album of the same name. Though a minor hit for Frazier at the time of release, the song became a bigger and much more famous country and pop hit by the Oak Ridge Boys in 1981. "Elvira" is now considered one of the Oak Ridge Boys' signature songs.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a 1988 American comedy horror film directed by James Signorelli, starring Cassandra Peterson as eccentric horror host Elvira. The film's screenplay, written by Peterson, John Paragon, and Sam Egan, [3] follows Elvira inheriting a house nestled in the heart of an overtly prudish community.
In 1988, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, a feature film revolving around her sexy, gothic character was released. Now, she’s a pop culture icon (and a common Halloween costume ) in her own right.
Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memories of the Mistress of the Dark, the explosive new autobiography by comic actress Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson, is filled with tales wilder and sometimes scarier ...
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark famously wants to be remembered by two simple words.But when all is said and done, Cassandra Peterson only asks that people remember her buxom alter ego by three ...
Elvira's father, circus artist Frederik Peter Jensen, was born in 1845 in Copenhagen, Denmark. His later destiny is unknown. At the time of Elvira Madigan's birth in 1867 her parents were not married to each other, and they toured with the French circus director Didier Gautier's "Cirque du Nord" in Germany and Denmark.
Peterson’s quirky commentary and jokes about the B-movies featured on the show turned Elvira’s Movie Macabre into a hit and launched the character to fame.